ILLUSTRATED 



COMPLETE INSTRUCTIONS AND 
PRACTICAL SOLDERING SUG- 
GESTIONS FROM USERS OF 

OKORpDE, 

J '"THE BEST SOLDERING PASTE IN THE WORLD" 




THEM.W.DUNTONCO. 



PROVIDENCE 



W » I • * \J»&»/\* 







If you own or drive an automobile you will surely want to know how a 
good job of soldering should be done. 

This book will tell you many new ways to keep your car in service or to 
repair other cars. 



SOLDERING KINKS 

PUBLISHED BY 

THE M. W. DUNTON CO. 

150-152 NIAGARA STREET 

PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND 




FOURTH EDITION 



COPYRIGHTED 1919 

BY THE M. W. DUNTON COMPANY 

PROVIDENCE, R. I. U. S. A. 



INDEX 






Pages 
AEROPLANES. 

Fastening Wire Strands 20 

AUTOMOBILES. 

Adjusting Speed of Vibrator 80 

Bracing Ford Radiators 61 

Changing Single to Double Con- 
tact Lamps 38 

Closing Cracks in Auto Body 39 

Cracks in Stanley Steam Pipe 34 

Dents in Metal Pipes 35 

Flaws in Reliner Cores 70 

Gasoline Feed Pipe-- 3 6, 87 

Gasoline Priming Bottle 39 

Gasoline Tanks '17 

Grease Gun ••••■••.• 

How to Solder a Metal Float in 

Carburetor .- 109 

Handy Holder for Chauffeurs Li- 

cense 

Oil Leaks in Crank Cases 66 

Platinum Points • 59 

Repairing Aluminum Gear Case. . 4U 
Repairing a Burned Commutator.. 91 

Repairing a Carburetor 86 

Soldering Cylinders 37 

Soldering Iron for Commutator... 81 

Soldering Aluminum 33 

So'dering ' on Hard Rubber 37 

Soldering Radiators 33, 36, 38, 39 

Starting Bolts in Difficult Places.. 34 

Taking Knock out of a Ford 79 

Termials 01 Ignition Wires 65 

Waterproofing Hoods 60 

CAMPERS. 

Nesting Cooking Utensils 114 

Repairing Fishing Rod 43 

ELECTRICITY. 

Repairing Armatures 106 

Applying Heat 52 

Novel Way of Soldering Fine 

Wires 106 

An Improved Splicing Sleeve .... 100 

Armature Coils 37 

Attaching Broken Wire to Lug 83 

Balancing Voltmeter 30 

Bolting Box on Compensator ....104 
Blowpipe Attachment to Soldering 

Copper °7 

Broken Fan 63 

Broken Lamp D'omes 99 

Cable Splicing 29 

Commutator Risers 16, 19, 23, 57 

Condensers 22 

Coi meeting Small Cables 51 

Convenient Terminal Connector. . . 25 

Corrode Proof Connections 85 

Corroded Cables 29 

Dry Batteries 23 

Dynamo Brushes 29 

Fishing Conduit 25 

Fixture Connections 30 

Flash Lights 49 

Good and Poor Joints 9 

Grooved Copper for Heavy Wires. . 23 

Handy Lug 57 

Handy Test Clips 81 

Holders for Flux 27, 62,67 

How to Make a Slider for a Tun- 
ing Coil 105 

Induction Coils 79 

Magnet Spools 12 



Pages 



Protector while Soldering Electri- 
cal Instruments 100 

Protecting Wire Insulation 70 

Repairing Lighting Fixtures 87 

Smoke and Fire Protector 49 

Solder Connections 61 

Soldering Enameled Wire 82 

Soldering without injuring Lac- 
quer 108 

Soldering Fine Wire to Large 

Parts 58 

Soldering Carbon 58 

Soldering Copper Clad Wire .... 65 

Solderless Connectors 24, 57 

Soldering Small Wires 56 

Soldering Switch Contacts to Bolts 76 
Soldering Wire Connection to Bind- 
ing Post 84 

Spattering Solder 27 

Splices 65 

Tapping Large Cables 40 

Terminal Lugs 25, 27,65 

To Securely Fasten a Switch Lever 

Screw to Base 99 

Transformers 21 

GENERAL DIRECTIONS ...7 to 9 
One Dollar in Cash for Solder 
Kinks 5 

HOUSEHOLD 

A Home-Made Gas Furnace 98 

Broken Treasure Saved by Solder- 
ing 93 

Cheap Flash Light 69 

Convenient Daubers 55, 57, 70 

Cracked Cast Iron Radiator 06 

Drinking Fountain for Chickens. . 84 

Grounding Wire Fences 59 

How to Make Tight Ferrule for 

Screwdriver Handle 106 

How to do Side-Soldering 104 

How to Remove Heat Tarnish.... 95 
Lamp Domes That Have to be Re- 
soldered 99 

Leaky Roofs 30 

Mould for Solder 60 

Position Dots on Stringed Instru- 
ments 83 

Removing Solder from Clothes. ... 108 

Repairing Aluminum 56 

Repairing Enamel Ware 56 

Repairing Hole in Boiler 49 

Repairing Jewelry 13, 69, 76 

Repairing Knife Handle 61 

Repairing Fountain Pen 88 

Soldering Coffee Pot Hinge 13 

Soldering Granite Ware 10 

Soldering Hole in Tin Pan 10 

Soldering Hole in Galvanized Pan 10 

So'dering on Buttons 67 

Soldering with Electric Sad Iron.. 92 
Strengthening Seams 55 

ILLUSTRATIONS. 

Agateware Can be Soldered 54 

All but the Propeller 53 

All Types of Cars Need Occasion- 
al jobs of soldering 102 

Boys Have no End of Fun 48 

Everyone Can Solder 32 

Handy in the Office 41 

Here's a Job for the Solderkit... 11 
Make Your Magnet Spools 12 



GH5347X1 



^Cl 17 1919 



INDEX 



Pages 

Making a Condenser 22 

Repairing a Machine 78 

Repairing Electric Fixture 90 

Saving his Bicycle 64 

Soldering Commutator Risers 16 

Solder Kit in Camp 101 

Stopping a Leak in Metal Roof... 77 
Teaching the Boys to be Useful.. 31 

The Fan Was "Busted" 63 

This Lady sa\ ed the price of a 

Xew Dipper 47 

The Solder Iron (Some of it- 
Man v Uses) 15 

Wanted:— A 70-Volt Tap 21 

When the Door Bell Fails 42 

With the American Forces in 

France 112 

Wounded Soldiers Making Toys... Ill 

MECHANICAL. 

Adjustable Soldering Stand 96 

Applying Solder Smoothly 13 

Bench Heaters 18 

Band Saws 68 

Building up Worn Slot in Machine 

Screw 107 

Cool Soldering Iron Handle 107 

I/riving Fits 43 

Extending Machine Tap 45 

Fastening Machines to Concrete. . . 43 
Fixing Worn Teeth of Cog-Wheel 94 
Filling Drill Holes in Castings... 96 
Fixing Worn Part of Rocking 

Lever 97 

Filling Pit Holes in Castings 99 

Generating Blow Torches 81 

Increasing Factory Output 17, 67 

Improving Soldering Iron 28 

Lamp Cord used as Belt 86 

Lock Nuts 45 

Locking in Transmission 11 

Making Charcoal Stoves 80 

Mending File 17 

Model Making 53 

Pliers as Bench Vise 45 

Preserving Tinning on Soldering 

Copper 19, 35 

Preventing Hot Solder from Drop- 
ping 55 

Process for Tinning Wire 19 

Putting on Name Plates 26 

Removing Broken Screw 13 

Repairing Oil Can 14 

Repairing Tooth in Gear 17 

Replacing Wear on Machinery 

Parts 108 

Repairing a Worn Shaft 95 

Replacing a Tap or Die 44 

Selfheating Soldering Copper 103 

Soldering a Tube to a Flat Sur- 
face 103 

Soldering Belt Lacings 51 

Soldering Leaf Copper Brush 76 

Soldering Clamps 62 

Soldering Point on Blow Torch... 26 

Soldering Short Pieces 14 

Soldering Small Work to Lathe 

Face Plate 84 

Soldering Pipe Into a Tank 94 

Stopping a Weld 14 

Sweating Process 80 

Sweating Wheel on Shaft 69 

Tinning Small Brass Tubing 86 



Pages 
Tinning tool- to Prevent Rusting. 85 

Tinning Without Solder 14 

Tightening Machine Parts is 

MOTORCYCLES 

Bracing Spokes 56 

Cyclometer Striker 35 

Holding a Filler Cap 60 

Repairing a Carburetor 46 

Soldering with Hot Engine 33 

Taking up Wear 51 

Soldering Cap on Bicycle Pump.. 88 
PLUMBING. 

A Simple Charcoal Furnace 98 

Compositions of Solder 75 

Connecting Bra-- and Lead Pipes 14 

Connecting Pipe to Sheet Metal.. 26 

Handy Solder Tray 107 

Improving Soldering Iron Handle.. 88 

Makeshift Plumbers Trap 92 

Repairing Faucet 68 

Repairing Lead Pipe 63 

Repairing Leaky Valve 85 

Repairing Broken Water Pipe.. 52, 79 

Safety holder Pot Rest 91 

Surface Cleaners 89 

Sold. Ting Copper Sheets together.. 89 

Stopping Leaks in Gas Fixtures... 55 

Wiping Joint- 71, 75 

TELEPHONES. 

Bonded Rail Joints 60 

Break in Receiver 28 

Cross-Talks 50 

Drop Wire- 23 

Fault Finder 46 

Ground Connections 50, 52, 58, 

103, 105 

Making Condenser 59 

Muffling Bells 50 

Railway Telephony 28 

Repairing Generators 66 

Replacing Lo:k Washers 51 

Lineman's Torch 24 

Making Joints 66 

Repairing Bell Circuit on Tele- 
phone 100 

Repairing Induction Coils 62 

Rusty Joints 24, 29 

Saving Rusty Wires 44 



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If you can do anything with a Soldering Iron, no 
matter what, write us, giving as good a description as 
possible; if the suggestion is one that we can publish 
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PUBLISHED WITH THE VIEW TO HELP 

THE "OTHER FELLOW." 



This book is written with the desire to help all who 
may be in any way interested in soldering, and is the 
outcome of the shop notes "Soldering Kinks" com- 
piled with the assistance of valuable suggestions fur- 
nished by men of experience all over the country. 

It explains all processes in the simplest way so that 
a beginner can understand every step taken, and at 
the same time suggest methods to improve and in- 
crease the factory output of those who make their liv- 
ing by soldering, or who find the knowledge useful 
or economical about the house, car, motor boat, etc. 

"Soldering News" published in the form of posters 
so that they may be tacked over the work bench for 
the benefit of the "Boys who Solder," many thou- 
sands of which have been issued semi-annually, have 
endeavored to tell new and improved methods of us- 
ing solder, never before published, ideas originating 
in the minds and shop methods of men of experience 
in all kinds of work, to whicn contributors we are 
gratefully indebted. 

Latest issue of "Soldering News" in poster form 
containing from 20 to 25 of the latest suggestions for 
soldering, together with a sample of Nokorode Sol- 
dering Paste, will be sent to those interested on re- 
ceipt of 10 cents in stamps to pay for cost of postage, 
and labor of mailing. 

DO NOT CONFUSE THE POSTER WITH THE BOOK 

THE M. W. DUNTON CO. 



The Art of Soldering 



Soldering is an art, but the art of soldering is a 

very simple one. . . , j u^« 

There are but four essential principles, and when 

these are followed, anyone can, after a little practice, 

do as good work as the most experienced workman. 

The four principles of soldering are as follows : 

(i) The soldering iron must be kept clean and 

well tinned. , 

(•?) A good soldering flux must be used. 

(3) The metals to be soldered must be thoroughly 
cleaned, before the joint is made 

(4) The joint must be heated above the melting 
point of the solder. 

Soldering requires heat. 

You may use a gas stove, coal stove, or a gasoline 
torch Any of these will work satisfactorily. 

Soldering irons cannot be heated properly in the 
yellow or illuminating flame of the gas because it 
smokes the soldering iron, and also because it is not 
hot enough. . „ . 

It needs a blue flame, the same as given oil by a 
gas stove, but a good clean coal fire will do. 

To heat the soldering iron, slip the pointed end 
down through the hole in the center of the burner of 
an ordinary gas stove so that the blue flame comes 
in contact with the large end of the iron. 

This method of heating does not burn the solder 
from the iron so quickly and the iron keeps hot 

longer. , 

To heat the iron in the ordinary cook stove, be sure 
to have a clean coal fire. Put the iron through the 
broiling door in such a way that the tin on the iron 
is protected from the flame by the lining of the stove. 
This leaves only the large end of the iron exposed to 
the fire. This method will save burning off the tin- 
ning. If you have no gas stove or convenient 
method of heating your iron, a gasoline torch would 

be ideal. . . , 

To tell when the soldering iron is hot enough, try 
it by putting the solder to the point. If the solder 
melts as soon as it touches the iron it is hot enough 
and ready to use. If the iron is overheated the tin- 



ning will be burned oft and it must be retirmed, or 
if the end of the iron becomes black and the black 
will not wipe off the iron needs retinning. 

To retin a soldering iron if the tinning gets burned 
off, rub it on a clean brick, sand paper, emery cloth, 
or file to brighten the surfaces, and if it is badly- 
pitted file it smooth. 

Then heat it under anv of the methods suggested 
and put on a suitable soldering flux, rubbing on the 
solder, at the same time going over all four sides of 
the iron while it is still hot, and wipe them on an 
old cloth. 

This makes the soldering point of the iron look 
bright and shiny, the color of new tin. 

Your soldering iron must be kept in this condition 
if you wish to do good work, and the cleaner and 
better the iron is kept, the better the class of work 
you will be able to do. 

The metals to be soldered together must be thor- 
oughly cleaned by scraping with a piece of emery cloth 
or a file. 

With the iron properly heated and the metals 

ready to be joined, the next step and the most essen- 
tial one in the entire operation is the use of the right 
kind of a soldering flux. 

For ordinary work this flux should be in the form 
of a paste, which can be applied with a stick or a 
brush, or the end of the solder, and apply it to the 
parts to be soldered. 

In selecting your paste be sure you get one that is 
non-corrosive, that will solder all metals, that is tiior- 
oughly made, so that each particle that you pick up 
on the head of a pin has all the elements of the flux ; 
one that is being made carefully all the time. 

There are ^ fluxes on the market that are made so 
carelessly that they are one preparation one day and 
something different the next. 

Be sure to buy a flux that you can rely upon. 

If it can be done the best results will be obtained 

by holding the hot soldering iron underneath the 

parts to be soldered, and remember both sides of the 

ioint to be soldered must be heated alike to make *>- 

good joint. 



The solder is then held on the top, and as the heat 
rises it melts the flux, which should flow to every 
part of the joint, and later the solder melts and flows 
as far as the flux, making a perfect joint. 

For this reason a flux that will flow a longer dis- 
tance is the best to use on most classes of work. 

Where it is impossible to apply the heat from 
below, good work can be obtain d by keeping the 
iron on top, provided you are careful to get the parts 
to be soldered hotter than the melting point of the 
solder. 

When the solder has run freely take your solder- 
ing iron away and let the parts soldered get cold. 

If the joint is given a slight tap while the solder is 
still hot the surplus will be shaken off and a clean- 
looking joint will be the result, but in doing this be 
careful not to separate the joint. 

If the solder looks bunchy, while it is still warm 
take a cloth with a little of the flux on it and rub it 
over quickly. This will make a clean, smooth joint. 

Practice makes perfect. 

You can learn to solder as well as anyone. 

If the first job is not perfect, do not get discour- 
aged. You are bound to get good results eventually. 

I show below the difference between a good joint 
and a poor one. 

Good Jot nt Poor Joint 

There are three troubles with the poor joint shown 
above. 

(i) Wises should be cleaned by scraping before 
tfce joint is made. 

(2) A good soldering flux should be put on tc 
the top of the joint before the heat is applied. 

(3)' The joint is not hot enough; the soldering 

iron should have been held underneath to let the 

heat rise. 

IMPORTANT ^~; 

* Many "Bench Workers" take the hot iron from the 
fire and immediately plunge it into a solution of Sal 
Ammoniac and water, before doing each job of sol- 
dering, to "keep it bright and well tinned." 

This is very bad practice, as Sal Ammoniac is made 
from Sulphuric Acid and Ammonia, either of which 
would cause corrosion in short order. 

The best bath for a soldering iron is a solution of 
one part of Nokorode Salts cut with eight parts' water 
(distilled 11 if possible). 
When this solution is used no corrosion will appear. 

9 



HOW TO SOLDER A HOLE IN A TIN PAN 

While the soldering iron is heating, clean the hole in 
the pan with emery cloth enclosed, and rub a little No- 
korode around the hole on the inside of the pan; hold 
the point of the soldering iron against the hole on the 
outside of the pan, place solder on inside where Noko- 
rode is. When the pan is hot enough, the solder will 
melt and cover the hole. If the hole is too large to sol- 
der, put on a patch. as follows: 

With a pair of scissors, cut a piece of tin out of an 
old can which is not rusty; have the piece quite a little 
larger than the hole. While the soldering iron is 

heating thoroughly, clean the patch on both sides, and 
around the hole in pan, with emery cloth, then rub both 
with Nokorode. Have pan right side up so patch will 
be inside. Now place the tin patch over hole on inside 

of pan with hot iron outside of pan underneath hole 
and hold stick solder inside on edge of patch As it be- 
gins to melt move the solder completely around patch, 

or use more Nokorode and solder and cover entire 
patch. 

If the article to be mended is either a galvanized iron, 
or plain iron, brass or copper kettle, the same in- 
structions apply, except that the hole must be first tin- 
ned, that is, a light coating of Nokorode and hot solder 
must be put around the hole and thoroughly wiped over 
with a cloth to which Nokorode has been applied. 

If a patch is necessary, be sure to tin patch also, then 
proceed as direced for a tin pan. 

HOW TO SOLDER GRANITE AND ENAMELED WARE 

Scrape off the rough edges of enamel around the hole 
1-4 inch or more, according to size of leak, brighten the 
metal underneath with emery cloth, and apply Nokorode. 

Turn pan right side up, and apply a thoroughly heated 
soldering iron, underneath the hole, place stick of solder 

on inside of pan, and when metal is hot enough solder 
will melt and cover the hole. 

This place may be coated with bath tub enamel and 
allowed to thoroughly harden. This will prevent rusting 
and give a neat finish. 



All soldering and patches must be on inside of pan where 
there is moisture to keep it from melting' otherwise heat from 
fire will melt the solder and it will drop off. 







Here's a job for 
the Solderkit! 




This is en actual snapshot of an Experimental Engineer 
"locking" one of the bearing sleeves of the transmission for 
a model submarine. This job was performed quickly, easily 
and thoroughly with the aid of Nokorode. A well-tinned cop- 
per, made very hot, "sweated" the solder into the space be- 
tween the sleeve and plate in less than a minute without ta- 
king the transmission apart. 

This job was one of the most trying and difficult ones the 
Laboratory Staff of Everyday Engineering Magazine could 
conceive of. To take the transmission apart after having lined 
up the bearings would mean loss of time; the bearing sleeve 
was loose in the plate; the Nokorode did the trick with one 
heat of the copper and a generous application of Nokorode 
Soldering Paste. 



— Everyday Engineering Magazine Experiment Station 




Make Your 

Magnet 

Spools 

with 

Nokorode 



For experimental electro-magnets, motor field bobbins, 
etc. cut lengths of brass tubing or roll up tubes of tin to desired 
length; scribe and cut sheet brass or tin washers to fit tubes; apply 
Nokorode Soldering Paste inside and out; sweat solder with 
good, hot copper, until solder runs through the joint; wipe clean 
before quite cold, and your job is done. 

It will not corrode, warp or come loose. 
—Everyday Engineering Magazine Experiment Station. 



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TO SOLDER THE HINGE ON A COFFEE OR TEA POT 
(Except when made of Silver.) 
While the soldering iron is heating, thoroughly clean both 
parts to be soldered. 

Hold hot iron to parts about three minutes, taking care not 
to melt other soldered joints near it. Very quickly dip the 
stick of solder into can of "Xokorodc" and apply to joint while 
holding soldering iron to parts. Remove iron quickly. 



Remember that Aluminum cannot be soldered 
articles of Silver and Gold should not be attempted 



and I 



Soldering Kink No. 7 

An Easy Way to Apply Solder Smoothly. 

A good way to tin the surface of a piece of metal is to first clean it, 
apply a little Nokorode and attach to it in several places, small lots of 
solder, then use a stick or brush that has been dipped into the flux and 
spread the solder by brushing it while hot. G. A. BUZZELL. 



Soldering Kink No. 38 

Removing a Broken Machine Screw. 

To remove a small machine screw when the head is 
broken off, take a small soldering copper and tin the broken 
part of the screw, being careful not to get solder on the 
other parts. Then take a machine screw that is a trifle 
larger than the broken one, file the end bright and tin it. 
Sweat the two screws together with solder and when it 
cools a screwdriver will turn out the broken screw. 
GERTRUDE M. BENDER, Utica, N. Y.. "Popular Mechanics." 




Soldering Kink No. 29 

To Solder Enameled Tie Pins. 

The pin of an enameled tie pin or badge coming loose it 
may be soldered as follows: Clean pin on end next to the plat;:, 
also clean back of enameled plate, apply Nokorode and wi'.h 
a moderately heated soldering iron apply a thin coat of solder 
to each, then place it in right position and touch iron to bad: 
of pin only, leaving it there long enough to barely sweat the joint together. 
Care should be taken not to leave iron on pin very long at a time as too 
much heat might crack the enamel. 

GLENN METCALF, Blandinsville, 111. 



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Soldering Kink No. 6 

To Tin Small Work Without Solder. 

The following will be found quite handy at limes in soldering small 
pieces Thoroughly clean each piece and apply the flux to each separately, 
then place between them a small piece of pure tin foil. Apply the heat 
and a perfect joint can be made. G. A. T EFFT. 

Soldering Kink No. 5 

Soldering Metal Fixtures to Lead Pipe. 

A cone-shaped piece of strong asbestos sheathing fastened on a piece 
of copper, iron or brass tubing, as shown in Fig. I, allows enough solder to 

to be built up around the point where 
the two pieces of tubing are to be 
j joined, to assume the shape shown in 
Fig. 2. This mass of solder can be 
filed or rasped into the form shown 
in Fig. 3. 

Besides being a reinforcement, 

this joint is more uniform in shape 

and thickness than the joint ordinarily 

made with the soldering iron. 

Instead of the soldering iron a blowtorch can be used, the joint first 

being tinned and then pieces of melted solder dropped into the asbestos 

cone and heated to the requisite degree for forming a joint. 

POPULAR MECHANICS. 
Soldering- Kink No. 54 

For Soldering Small Pieces at Both Ends. 

I am a user and admirer of your soldering paste, Nokorode. 

The other day 1 chanced to pick up a copy of your Soldering 
Kinks, and having a little kink in mind that lias saved me time 
I thought I would give it to the boys. 

In soldering small pieces at both ends one often lias trouble 
with the first end unsoldering. 

Take a strip of cloth (preferably wool), dampen it and wrap 
it around the end first soldered and one will have little trouble 
with the heat melting the solder off. L. C. WESLEDER. 

Soldering Kink Xo. 52. 

To Repair Spout on Gil Can or Gun. 

Don't throw your oil can away when the 
spout is loose. Wash it thoroughly with gasoline 
Then put spout in place, clean thoroughly, apply 
Nokorode, also a heavy coat of solder all around 
the spout, seeing that it "sticks" all around. This 
will make your old can or gun as good as a new 
one. GLENN METCALF. 

Soldering Kink No. 53. 

Stopping a Weld. 

A weld can be stopped at 
any point by placing a piece of 
paper in between the pieces just 
before they are brought to a 
welding heat. The metal will 
not run together where the 
A. S. THOMAS, "Popular Mechanics." 





paper is placed. 



\A 




The 

Soldering 

Iron 



is the handiest ancTmott 
useful tool in the experi- 
menter's workshop. 



With it you can make many things without the need, of ex- 
pensive and elaborate tools; it will actually take the place of 
taps, dies and even that almost indispensible tool - the lathe. 
You know how trying it is to make solder "flow;" to make 
it "sweat" so thoroughly into the joint that the union is almost 
as strong as if it were brazed. You know how difficult it is to 
remove acid flux from a delicate job you have done. 

You know what corrosion will do inside the windings of an 
induction coil or transformer. 

The use of Nokorode will avoid all these troubles and give 
a quicker, better and stronger joint. 

— Everyday Engineering Magazine Experiment Station 



15 




The commutator risers of the large generator shown 

in the illustration were actually soldered in three heats 

with a soldering copper weighing only one-fourth of a 

pound and Nokorode Soldering Paste. 

—Everyday Engineering Magazine Experiment Station 



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Seldcrruit, Kink No. 56 

Repairing a Broken Tooth in a 
Registering Machine. 

It was my work in a certain shop 
to take care of a few registering ma- 
chines in which two cast iron gears were 
employed, and usually when one of these 
machines came into the shop for repairs 
it was found that a tooth had let go in 
one of these gears. 
I put on so many new ones that 1 feared for the company's 
investment. 

After I had about a dozen on the shelf for this trouble, an 
idea struck me; why not put a new tooth in to replace a broken 
one; so I immediately got busy with the milling machine and 
milled a dovetailed slot in gear just below the broken tooth, with 
this I took a piece of brass the same thickness as the gear and 
cut out a tooth with a dovetailed base, to fit the slot in gear. 

Upon tinning the joint with solder and "Nokorode" and 
sweating the same I found that I had a gear which answered the 
purpose nicely, there not being a great deal of strain on the ge-r 
when m use. LAWRENCE GO^DHTJF 



Soldering Kink No. 70 
A Mended File and a Finished Job. 

Recently I had several hundred 
small brass castings to iile out and 
during the operation I had the mis- 
fortune to break the iile through cramping. Not having an- 
other around the shop and not being in a position to secure 
one at once, I hit upon the plan of soldering tne broken one 
together. 

I first tinned over the two broken stubs about a quarter of 
an ineh back by the use of "Nokorode" and a soldering iron, 
being careful not to draw the temper too much. Next I rolled 
up a little piece of sheet brass and slipped it over the break. 
Then proceeded to apply the "Nokorode" and solder the whole 
together. I was surprised at the way the solder flowed, as the 
file was not cleaned in any way before the operation, and by 
careful use I managed to complete the job and am enclosing 
the sample for examination. I think this same idea might be 
applied to flat files as well as round. H. C. WING. 

Soldering Kink No. 9 

A Time Saver to Increase Speed m Bench Work. 

To solder small parts quickly and save the time required to pick 
up iron or sold,., make a stand f.om two pieces of Load nailed at 
ng.it angles, fasten one end to the bench and in the upright, at a con- 
venient height, make a hole of sufficient size to hold the solder, then 
by holding the parts to be soldered in the left hand and the soldering iron 
in the right the upright will act as an assistant and always hold the solder 
just where it is most convenient. 



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Soldering Kink No. 20 

Soft Solder for Tightening Machine Parts. 

It is not generally considered workmanlike to use soft solder in con- 
nection with machine parts, but an exception may be made in tightening 
up the parts of loose fixtures. For example, if the driving gear on lha 
spindle of a lathe is so light that it does not afford a good support for the 
key, the gear, key and spindle may be tinned and heated sufficiently to melt 
the solder which sweats the parts solidly together and holds the gear firmly 
in its place. Such a job will last almost as long as the various parts and 
will save all the lost energy and wear that accompany loose, rattling 
machinery. 

POPULAR MECHANICS. 

Soldering Kink No. 21 

Bench Heater for Two Soldering irons. 

The solder pot described here is used suspended above the work bench) 

be used from 
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space free and unobstructed. 

either side of the bench and 

when not in use, the gas is turned out automatically, 
only a pilot flame burning. The method of opera- 
tion is as follows: By inserting the soldering iron 
by pushing in the door (G) the lever (H) outside 
of the pot pulls on chain (D) which opens valve 
(B). "When the irons are not in the fire, the 
doors G are closed automatically by the spring A 
which shuts off the gas. C is a ring through which 
the chain passes. I is the rest for the soldering irons 
when being heated. J is the burner. E and F are 
the pipes leading to the pilot flame and burner re- 
spectively. The position of neither door interferes 
with the operation of the other, when either door is 
open the heater is working. H. PICCARD. 

Soldering Kink No. 22 

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Sweating Process: — Take a piece of wrought iron about 
5-16" x A" x 6" or according to the size of the work. Finish one side 
of the plate even and bright. Now coat the bright side with Nokorode 
paste, then apply the solder; heat the plate evenly over the gas burner; 
then rub the solder over all. Be careful not to over-heat the solder. 

Place plate about four inches over the bench. Four nails five inches 
long will do for legs driven into the bench one inch. 

Regulate the gas burner so as only to keep the solder in molten con- 
dition. 

The work to be sweated must be trimmed on the edges very nicely, 
then dip the same in some of the soldering solution which may be made 
of Nokorode salts cut with water to the strength required, and place it on the 
plate to be coated on the edge; move the pieces around before it is taken off. 
Put them evenly together in the tongs or holder and sweat over the gas burner 

OTTO CARLBORG. 



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Soldering Kink No. 16 

Scheme for Preserving Tinning On Soldering 

Co p pe fS — We have found by cutting a couple of pieces of ordin- 
ary iron pipe the length of the gas furnaces and about two inches in 
diameter, and placing them in the furnaces where the irons were ordinarily 
placed, we had an oven that would completely protect our irons. It seems 
that the pipes prevent the corrosive action of the gas and flame, from 
acting on the soldering irons and ihus preserve the tinning. 

We have had such remarkable results with this simple device, that I 
wish (o pass it on to the rest of the boys who have, no doubt used many 
a strong word when th?y went to solder a jumper and found the tin all 
burned from their irons. ' . ' ,. DAVENPORT, "Telephony." 

Soldering Kink No. 17 

Better than Electric Soldering: — I have tried a 

number of different kinds of heating devices while soldering armature coils 
to commutator bars and also when putting band wires on, and have failed 
to find anything that answers the purpose so well as the one I am now 
using. 

I took a heating unit of an old discarded tailor's iron; and after 
doing some repair work on the unit itself, I cut several thicknesses of 
heavy asbestos board into just the shane of the top of the unit. Putting 
plenty of shellac between these, I placed them on top of the unit to 
protect the hand from excessive heat. In making a handle I raised it 
about twice as far away from the iron as such handles usually are. This 
is proving to be the most useful tool I have ever found for sweating-in 
armature leads, and soldering on band wires. W. A. HINES. 

Electrical Review and Western Electrician. 

Soldering Kink No. 18 

Process for Tinning Wire 



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Put a spool of bright copper, brass or iron wire on a pin or bar so it revolves; then 
pull the end of the wire under the grooved roller in the soldering flux, which may be 
made of one part Nokorode Salts cut with 8 parts distilled water. Next pull the 
wire under the grooved rolls in the melting pot, then through the wiper made of soft 
woolen cloth and fasten the end of the wire to the bobbin. Turn the crank and the 
process is in operation. Heat the tin in the melting pot, so it hardly chars a stick of 
soft wood and regulate the gas to maintain an even heat. 

Keep enough fluid in the cup so it covers 1-3 of the diameter of the grooved 
roller. 

Keep enough tin in melting pot so that 1-3 of th- diameter of the rollers 
is in the metal. OTTO CARLBORG 



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Soldering Kink No. 8 
M. W. Dun Ion Company, Providence, Rhode Island. 
Dear Sirs : 

We are sending you under separate cover, copy of the American Wire Rope News. 
You may be intere ted in reference made to your " Nokorode " soldering paste on page 5. 

Our peoole have found this very useful in our own works and we were glad to give you n little 
free advertising, in as much as this publication has been mailed to 100,000 users of Wire Rope and 
Strand. 

Very truly yours. AMERICAN STEEL & WIRE CO.. Elec. & Wire Rope Dept. 
C. W. BASSETT. Sales Agent. 

For Use on Aeroplanes. 

The well known wire rope open-socket of a 

small, light pattern is here shown fastened to a 

stay strand. To attach this socket the soldered 

end of the stay strand is passed through the socket, 

two or three wraps of fine, lough wire are made 

about the strand as illustrated at (a). The wires 

are then untwisted, cleaned wilii benzine and doped 

with Nokorode soldering paste. The strand is 

drawn back into the bowl of the socket until the 

ends of the wires are flush with the large end of 

the socket bowl. Molten spelter is then poured 

into the socket and adhering to the wire which cannot be pulled through the 

socket (b). By the use of open sockets, stays may fee fitted complete 

of the proper length and readily attached or detached as occasion requires. 

AMERICAN STEEL & WIRE CO. 




Soldviag Kink No. 10 

Method of Making Strong and Neat Stay Strand Fastening. 

The illustrations explain the method of making a very strong and neat 
stay strand fastening. The short end of the strand, afler passing through 
the eye is temporarily tied to the main part with string or wire if necessary. 
Tough annealed iron wire or soft brass wire used for seizing is first laid 
into the groove between the two parts of strand. About three inches from 
the eye, the seizing wire is given a right angle b»nd and the wrapping begun 

(a) ; the ends of the seiz- 
ing wire are twisted together 
(b) and laid against the seiz- 
ing (c). The wires in the 
short projecting end of strand 
are next loosened or opened 
by pinching with pliers (c). 
This is done in order that 
the solder may adhere to the 
wires and form a knob that 
cannot pull out of the seizing. 
The entire seized fastening is 
then cleaned with benzine, 
coated with Nokorode solder- 
in paste, and heavily soldered (d). 

If the surface of tinned or galvanized stay wire or strand has been 
scratched in securing it to eye-bolts, rust spots will soon appear, especially 
as the moisture settling on the stay runs down and collects on the fastening 
itself. It is therefore a wise precaution to paint all stay fastenings with 
black asphaltum paint or turpentine japan. 

AMERICAN STEEL & WIRE CO., Wire Rope News. 




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WANTED —A 70 VOLT TAP 

The transformer was wound for 1 10 volts. Its owner moved 
to the "D. C. District" where he had to use a "rotary" giving 
only 70 volts. He had either to rewind the transformer, make 
a step-up converter for it, or tap its primary at the proper turn. 
The last named expedient proved easy with the aid of No- 
korode. 

The insulation was bared at the outside turn of the second 
layer from the top. A piece of flexible lamp cord held against 
the bare copper, a touch of NOKORODE Paste, the applica- 
tion of the hot , soldering copper, and the job was finished. 
—Everyday Engineering Magazine Experiment Station 



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MAKING A CONDENSER 

The task was a difficult one, but was accomplished with the 
aid of Nokorode Soldering Paste. 

Solder was "flowed" on the edges of the condenser plates to 
connect the sheets of tinfoil which were placed between mica 
plates. 

Nokorode has helped us through so many "impossible" 
tasks that it is looked upon as the experimenter's Aladdin's 
Lamp, 

--Everyday Engineering Magazine Experiment Station 



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Soldering Kink No. 31 

To Solder Negative Pole on Dry Cell. 

" Often the negative binding post on a dry cell 

ORV CELL t gets loose and drop$ off. Don't throw it away but 

I do as follows : Pull cardboard cover off, clean zinc 

1 shell of battery where terminal belongs, dip terminal 

J in muriatic acid, place on edge of battery apply a 

little Nokorode and solder." 

GLENN METCALF, Blandinsville, HI. 



Soldering Kink No. 1 \ 

Grooved Copper, Good for Soldering Heavy Wires. 

1 had some trouble in soldering small insulated wires, usually of No. 
18 B. & S. Gauge lo line wires. To make the joint I was in tne habit of 
removing the insulation from the small wire over a length of six or eight 
inches and winding it tightly around the larger wire after cleansing both 
wires thoroughly with sandpaper. Usually a good hot coppe:, applied to 
this with proper flux would make the solder stick, but if soiucr was applied 
before the joint was hot, much ran to the lower sid. of the copper and 
dripped off, or if the work was in some inconvenient place the copper often 
was loo much cooled before we could get in position. Under these con- 
ditions solder often sticks only on one side, or in scattered spots. 

I cured my trouble by filing a small groove 
... e . . g== 1^. ar,-0 ss my copper iust back of the bevel. This 

^^ "==^^^ g oove is about 3-16 inch deep and of like width. 

A "ood groove can be easily cut in a copper by 
clamping a flat piece of i-on fbusgy tire is eood) against the face of the 
copper in a vise, and dnllino between the copper and the plate of iron. 
I find a 3-16 iuch or 9-23 inch drill about the right size for a No. 12 wire. 
The drill should be made to cut lo at least two-thirds of its diameter into 
the copper. F. H. S. "Telephony." 



-'"IderingKinkNo. 12 

For Soldering Commutators: — In soldering -or 

tors, I find that instead of using the iron with the usual 40 to 60 degree 

taper, a blunt pointed iron abo"i 90 
'" ^ c ~! • ~~ffi degrees, keeps the heat right at the 

point where most needed, allowing the 
solder to run ^wn and around each wire in the slot. 

H. W. BANSMITH. 



Soldering Kink No. 27 

Soldering Telephone Drop Wires to Line Wires. 

The t'-ough where soldered, 
only, is 1) v lened with fine sand 
paper. Yv ire solder, Nokorode 
Pas e and ay hot l on, tinned or 

untinned or blow loidb does the rest. Used several years. Nothing like 

Always in long wrap as shown. Easily disconnected. 

H. G. NEWELL 



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Soldering Kink No. 4 
A Handy Soldering Torch for Linemen 

This diagram shows the construction of an 
ordinary round talcum powder box which does 
very nicely as it will just admit a large size 
candle and by cutting two slots down the side 
of the can, one opposite the other, just wide 
enough to admit the line wire to enter so as to 
keep the joint the proper distance from the 
blaze as the candle burns away, it will do the 
work not rapidly but very effectually when the 
wind is too strong to permit the use of a blow 
torch. 

I have used this simple device for over a 
year and find it very good. The can has two 
principles, one is to protect the blaze from the 
wind and the other is to confine the heat of the 
blaze into as small a place as possible. 

Columbus, Ohio. H. E. AMANN. 




Soldering Kink No. 26 

To Repair Open Circuit on 
Solderless Connectors. 



Construction specifications call for a 
certain number of turns for each kind of 
Fig. 2 copper sleeve and to i nemen's failure to 

comply with these specifications is due some cases of loose connection in the 
line wire. Upon repairing a new copper wire with an old one in which 
tne joints had been bridged and soldered, a very noisy circuit was found. 
When investigated, it was discovered that all joints had been bridged but 
in soldering the bridging wires, many loose connections had been left. The 
bridges were made as shown in Fig. 1. That is, the bridging wire 
was wound around the line wire in a closed coil and the solder applied] 
to the outside of the coil. This resulted in all the solder on the bridging 
wire being held on the outside, so that none reached the line wire. There 
were therefore loose connections between the bridging and the line wires. 
The proper method of connecting the bridging wire is shown in Fig. 2. 
By leaving plenty of surface on the line wire, between the turns of the 
bridging wire, solder will take hold of both wires equally well and a 
good joint will be made. 



Soldering Kink No. 46 

To Keep Telephone Joints from Rusting Out. 

A galvanized iron wire will last just as long as the galvanizing lasts, 
as soon as the zinc coating or galvanizing is penetrated the iron begins to 
rust and is soon eaten away; many men when putting up a telephone line 
will bruise the galvanizing at each tie, or will use acid when soldering 
joints and failed to wash it off. If NOKORODE is used there is no 
necessity to wash it off and a perfect joint is assured without any possibility 

of rust. TELEPHONY PUB. CO. 



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Soldering Kink No* 13 
Soldering Terminal LugS : — In soldering terminal lugs on 
wire those who have experienced any inconvenience from solder running 
over the outside of the lug and the latter becoming oxidized from the flame, 
can apply the following rule to advantage. 1 ie a small piece of asbestos 
sheet around the top edge of the lug with wire and melt solder in the lug 
in the usual way, only do not fill it completely, but have it about two- 
thirds full. When hot enough, the wire end is inserted and the solder 
rises in the lug to the top. If it should overflow, the lug does not catch 
it, as the asbestos acts as a protector. 

To polish off the oxidized appearance, I carry a small portion of 
cleansing powder such as Dutch Cleanser, Sapolio, or Bon Ami, which, 
rubbed on with a damp cloth removes the tarnish as well as the remainder 
of burnt lacquer on the lug, and gives a good polish. H. PICCARD. 



Soldering Kink N*. 14 

Fishing Conduit : — In fishing wire in conduits, when other 
schemes to get the flat steel snake wire through the pipe failed me, I have 
sometimes saved the day by soldering a little ball of lead solder about a 
quarter of an inch in diameter on the hook at the end of the snake, leaving 
part of the hook exposed. In the open part of the hook not covered with 
lead, I tie a couple of loops of twine. The theory applying to this is that 
the flat edge of the end of the snake tends to catch in the space in an elbow 
where the pipes do not butt together; but the ball on the end of the snake 
makes the latter slide over the joint in the pipe without catching 

If the snake still fails to go all the way through the run oi the pipe, 
another snake with an open hook is introduced at the other outlet and pass- 
ing the ball of lead, the hook on this when pulled back, cstches in the cord 
on the first snake, and pulls the latter safely through, so that the wire can 
then be pulled in. H. PICCARD. 



Soldering Kink No. 15 

Convenient Terminal Connector: — I recommend this 

lug to anyone who does outside testing with portable instruments, and who 
has been bothered by the wire breaking off at the terminal. In making leads 
skin the insulation off the stranded wire for about two inches, place end in 
vise so that skinned end is free, and wind No. 18 or 16 bare copper wire 
spirally around the skinned end, winding about three turns around the 
insulation to keep the wire from unwinding. Solder an inch of the terminal 
and tape the unsoldered part to about an inch over the insulation. The 
Unsoldered part will act as a spring. CHARLES RIEMENN. 

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Soldering Kink iNo. ;>.) 

To Solder Brass Name Plate on Nickel Plated Shell. 

There is one job, however, that caused 
us considerable trouble until we hit upon the 
following method: 

The shell is polished and nic'.J plated 
The point was to affix the name plate without 
having the solder and acid run out from un- 
der the plate on to the shell. Solder will 
show through nickel, and leave an unfinished 
appearance. 

We first rolled the plate to conform to 
-..ell. On the back of the plate was spread the 
Nokorode paste, just enough to cover it. On to this was sprinkled some solder 
filings prepared for the purpose. The name plate was placed in position and 
held nrmly by a brass band arranged with a clasp to tighten on the side. 
1 he band was the same width as the plate and made from 20 gauge metal 
1 he blast was then applied to the band and the heat allowed to penetrate 
the band and plate and run the solder. The whole outfit was then cooled 
ir water, the band removed, and no sign of solder around the edees. 

In using acid, the liquid would naturally run down the shell to the 
lowest point carrying the fine particles of solder with it. By usina Nokorode 
paste this was obviated, as it — only remained in place itself, but held the 
soider as well, until set. 

The same method, with slight changes, could be used on flat work 
THE BARLOW COMPANY, Holyoke, Mass. 
Soldering Kink No. 50 

Copper Soldering Point on a Blowtorch. 

The ordinary blowtorch, with the burner 
end equipped with a copper point, makes an 
excellent soldering device. The point can be 
easily kept at the right heat and there will 
be no want for hot coppers. The end of 
the burner is threaded on the outside and a 
hole is drilled in the copper point and 
threaded to match. Small holes are drilled 
in the copper in the same manner as in the 
burner to make vents for the flame. 
JOHN GERRER, "Popular Mechanics." 

Soldering Kink No. 66 

Connecting a Pipe to 
Sheet Metal. 

In the absence of a waste 
nut, an iron pipe can be easily 
fastened to sheet-metal work, 
as shown in the sketch. The 
end of the pipe, Fig. 1, is 
slotted with a hacksaw to form 
four projections, which are 
turned outward and their ends 
rounded, as shown in Fig. 2. 
The face of the projections are 
tinned and then riveted to the 

sheet-metal surface, as shown in Fig. 3. After soldering the joint. 

it will be as good or better than if a waste nut had been used. 

POPULAR MECHANICS 





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Soldering Kink No. 42 

Soldering Wire Lugs which Project 
Downward. 

Your offer of one (1) dollar for solder kinks noted 
, u os and would state that in securing lugs to wire when wire 
is too short to Jlow Us to turn lug over to run solder in, 
that we drill a hole in lug neat" closed end, Stick a pj^c-c 
of asbestos over wire, place lug over b d part of wire 
and fill lug with solder through hole which we have 
it drilled in same 

F. W. RIDGWAY, Freeport, Ig, 



Soldering Kink No. 44 

To Stop Spattering Solder on Finished Floors when 
Hanging Fixtures. 

I find that when hanging fixtures in a finished house tissue paper over 
a piece of heavy wrapping paper makes the best kind of a protection for 
the floors or carpet. By using the paper which comes around the fixtures 
from the supply house this makes a convenient and inexpensive protection 
for floors. 1 he tissue paper prevents !.C! solder from spreading -- ^ Hying 
around as it will if it drops on a hard paper, and the' thick Tough paper 
underneath prevents the solder from striking through. 

Tissue paper may also be used to advantage to lay over the canopy 
arms, or other parts of large ceiling fixtures to catch any solder that may 
dr °P- FRANCIS H. NORTHROP, Wilton, Conn. 



Soldering Kink No. 43 

A NokorotJe Wrist Box, 




Enclosed please find a rough sketch of a 2 oz. can riveted to a clin 

SoLDEWNG 'PASTE WnS '- ^ c " be ' n§ flHed ^ NOKOR^g 
Pecia^ 

JOHN A. COWING, Cleveland, Ohio. 

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Soldering Kink No. 36 

Soldering Break in Telephone Receiver. 



Soldering Tool 





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Certain telephone receivers break down at the coil terminal. The 
proximity of the coil and the nar.ovv .-pace make the soldering somewhat 
difficult. In place of a torch and a jeweler's soldering iron I now use 
an iron spike shown at A, which can be healed in a convenient stove. 
From a piece of No. 8 wire solder I cut a small shaving and roll it up 
into the form of a sleeve or loop. After wrapping the fine wire of the 
receiver around the terminal I slip the sleeve of solder referred to above 
over it all, add a little "Nokorode" paste as at C, and apply the heated 
ipike carefully with pliers and we have the finished result at D. 

HENRY GRANT NEWELL, Le Raysville, Pa. 

Soldering Kink No. 49 

A New Kind of Soldering Iron. 

I. have found the soldering 
copper illustrated here to have sev- 
eral advantages over the regular 
st.aight tool, especially when wire 
joints near a ceiling have to be 
soldered. By the use of a tool of 
Fig. 1 .-— So/Jen'ng Iron. ,h e kind illustrated I have saved 

myself from many a burn which would have been inflicted by falling pieces 
of hot solder if a straight toldering iron had been employed. 

In making this tool I took an ordinary straight iron and removed the 
copper portion from the stem. I then drilled a hole through the copper 
as indicated, making the hole slightly smaller than the rod to be inserted. 
The rod was then filed to a slight taper, driven through the hole and 
l.veted on the end. Then I filed a groove crosswise in the copper near 
pointed portion, the purpose of this groove being to hold the melted solder, 
which otherwise would have a tendency to roll off as fast as applied. 

In using this soldering iron the groove is filled with solder and held 
parallel with the wires to be soldered. Thus the hands are kept well out 
of the way of any metal that may fall. 

This iron can be used rather conveniently as a hammer also when a 
better hammer is not at hand. HENRI PICCARD, N. Y. City. 

Soldering Kink No. 37 

Railway Telephony. 

In depots, towers and other buildings adjacent to railway tracks con- 
stant trouble is experienced due to vibration causing loose connections at 
points where the wires terminate under screws and on binding posts. 
Wherever possible soldered connections should be used. 

TELEPHONY PUBLISHING CO. 



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►Soldering Kink No. 58 

Soldering Badly Corroded Wires. 

It is a proposition to solder two stranded conductors toge'.'ier 
or into a lug when they are composed of from 50 to 150 °:..all 
wires such as lamp leads for moving picture machines, etc. Some 
are always badly corroded and it is ..ext to impossible to scrape 
them to make a good job of it. After removing the insulation 
put the wires in a solution of nitric acid 25%, water 75%, for 
about a minute. This may be in a small bottle to be convenient. 
Then thoroughly wash wires with water and dry. They are now 
very clean and bright and can be easily soldered with Nokorode 
and solder, preferably using an iron or gas jet. 

HARRY METCALi-. 

Soldering Kink No. 60 

Rusted Telephone Joints. 

In less than six months on one small telephone exchange 
practically every joint in a 14-mile metallic line had rusted out. 
New joints were promptly cut in, but in a tew months these 
were gone. The trouble was found to be due to the use of solder 
ing acid when making the joint, and the acid was not* properly 
waslied off. Galvanized iron will last just as long as the galvan- 
izing lasts. As soon as the zinc coating or galvanizing is pene- 
trated, the iron begins to rust and is soon eaten away. Every 
man who has put up a wire fence k"ows this. Yet these same 
men, when putting up a telephone line, will bruise the galvanizing 
at each tie, or will use acid when soldering the joints. Nokorode 
Soldering Paste should be used on all lines and can be used to 
tin over these bruised places and does not require cleaning after 
use, because it does not corrode. 

TELEPHONY PUBLISHING CO. 

Soldering Kink No. 55 
Soldering Connection to Dynamo Brush. 

Usually by the time the "Pig Tail" or woven wire becomes 
broken off at the dynamo or motor brush the copper plate to 
which it is soldered is almost gone or the brush too oily to solder 
again. When a quick job has to be aoiie the wires *nay be scraped 
bright and a little Nokorode applied. Drill a 14-inch hole turn 
the brush or into the end of it and run hole full of molten soldo! 
and put the wire into this, and when set the job is done. 1 

seen this tried on machines up to 15 K. YV. and know it io ~ 

faotovv for any small dynamo or motor. HARRY METCALF. 

Soldering Kink No. 62 

Cable Splicing. 

It is necessary, or is the custom, with cable splicers to us<» 
soldering flux to solder the wires and tallow on the sheath to 
mate the wiped joint. I have found "Nokorode" superior to tal- 
low for lead wiping and use same altogether. This obviates 
carrying two kinds of flux for one job, which will be appreciated 
bv one who has much aerial work. It also saves time. 

HARRY METCALF. 




Soldering Kink No. 69 

Stopping Leaks in a Tin Roof. 

The usual method of fasten- 
ing roofing of any kind is to 
drive a small nail through a 
Fig I tin disk and the roofing into 

the sheathing beneath. When 
a tin roof fastened in this 
manner bulges, it will draw 
out the nail, and the expan- 
FIG.2 sion and contraction of the 
metal will leave the nail and 
disk in the position shown at 
Fig. 1. If a screw, brass or 
Iron, is used, this difficulty can be prevented. After the disk 
is screwed down, solder the head of the screw to the disk, and 
the edsre of the disk to the tin roofing, as shown at Fig. 2. 

A leak can be stopped by fastening one of these disks ove\ 
it in the manner described. In either case, the disk should be 
given a coat of paint after it is fastened down. 

POPULAR MECHANICS, 

Soldering K'nk No. 6« 

Balancing a Voltmeter 
Pointer. 

I have found an ideal way of 
making a Volt or Ammeter read cor- 
rectly, when testing and other ways 
fail. 

First — Clean the bottom of the 
poi liter, and then apply a small 
quantity of "Nokorode" and after a 
drop of solder. 

You will find that the pointer will 
come tc its proper place after this 
treatment. FRANK SCOTT. 




DROP SOLOER 




Soldering Kink Nc. 41 

A Home M^r!e Device for Soldering Fixtures. 

I hand you herewith a soldering kinlt 
which I have found very useful in fixture 
hanging, as it allows of soldering the con- 
nections without smoking or damaging the 
most delicate finish on ceilings. 

From the rough sketch you will get the 
idea, and I will say that I make the cup from cast iron pipe cap, of % in. 
or 1 in. size, drilling it for 2 holes of proper size to take No. 12 Galv. 
Telephone Wire, which is passed through, brought back and twisted to- 
gether to form a handle. 

Fill the cup with solder and when ho* it will solder several joints 
without reheating. The connections are made in what we call a pigtail 
with the ends pointing down, treated with Nokorode, and dipped in the 

"P- M. F. L1BBEY, Whitefield. N. H. 



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Soldering Kink No. 51 

How Aluminum may be Soldered with Nokorode. 




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Brass Plugs. section 

Drill as many holes as possible at a slight angle and drive in tight 
brass plugs, then file or trim the plugs evenly or a little below the surface 
cf the aluminum. Next coat the surface with NQK.ORODE and apply 
the solder with the hot soldering copper. Then put the two surfaces to- 
gether; heat and treat it the same as copper or brass. 

The cut shows how an aluminum pattern is being lengthened by solder- 
ing a piece to » OTTO CARLBORG, Providence, R. I- 




Soldering Kink No. 30 

To Solder Tubular Radiator, 

"When one of the inside tubes springs a leak atic 
it is impossible to get at it to solder, turn radiator 
up side down, cut square hole in bottom of radia- 
tor directly under leaky pipe; then dip small piece 
of waste in "Smooth on Iron Cement" and push it 
into the pipe being sure to get it clear to top of 
pipe. (To do this get a rod the right size and 
mark on it the length and then drive plug in with 
H6.2 r °d ""til mark is even with other end of tube). 

Keep on this way until you have a plug ]/ 2 in. long 
at each end of pipe. When cement is dry this pipe will be same" as solid 
at each end. Then cut a piece of brass about Y 2 in. larger each way than 
the hole (Fig. 2.) clean, and solder it over hole. This will make a first 
class job and will not be noticed. 

GLENN METCALT, Blandinsville, 111. 



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Soldering Kinks No. 39 

Wire Joints Soldered with Heat from a Motorcycle 
Engine. 

The "telephone trouble shooter" who rides a motorcycle can make t'.se 
of a hot engine for heating a soldering iron. When copper wires are to 
be soldered before placing them on a pole or in a box lay the joint on the 
hot cylinder until it melts the solder. 

Fuses and telephone transmitters can be repaired in this manner. I 
have many limes lighted my alcohol torch with a spark from the spark 
coil by touching it to the frame of the motorcycle. 

C. F. HIGBY, "Popular Mechanics," 



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Soldering Kink No. 72 
Starting a Bolt in a Difficult Place. 

Recently, while working on an 
automobile, 1 found it difficult to get a 
bolt started in its place, and when I 
had about decided to remove the other 
parts to enter the bolt, I hit upon the 
following scheme of overcoming the dif- 
ficulty. A piece of wire was procured 
and one end lightly soldered to the boll 
head. 
This served as a handle for placing the bolt, and was easily 
(removed by giving tire wire a few turns. The same means can 
t>e used to enter bolts and pins in places not easily accessible, 
the time of preparation being small as compared with the prac- 
tical value of the device. POPULAR MECHANICS. 




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Soldering Kink No. 61 

Repairing a Crack in the Pipe of a Stanley 
Automobile. 

I had a very bad 
crack in the steam pipe 
in an automobile which 
I was repairing. The 
crack was 2% inches 
long, and was spread 
apart in the center 
about % of an inch. I 
did not want to take 
the pipe out as that 
would necessitate tak- 
ing the engine apart, and I would also have 'o wait a. month be- 
fore I would get it back from the factory. 

First I tried soldering with resin, and filled up the crack with 
solder, then I started up the boiler and got up about 100 pounds 
of steam in the pipe, but it started to leak, as the pressure was 
too much for the solder. I then decided to try another idea, as I 
had only 100 pounds pressure in the boiler and had to get 250 
pounds. 

This time 1 cleaned up the pipe very clean and got some of 
your "Nokorode" and spread around the pipe where the crack 
was. then took a piece of wire about 1-32 of an inch in diameter 
and wound it tightly around the pipe where the crack was. after 
which I put another coat of "Xokorodc" on the wire, then added 
another coat of solder, started up the boiler with 150 pounds of 
steam pressure, and finding it did not leak. I kept adding more 
pressure of steam, until I had reached the maximum rate, which 
is :>.">(l pounds, and the automobile has been constantly in use for 
the last six months. .JOHN M. CRAIG. 



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The Sunken Metal 
can be easily pulled 
out to its original po- 
sition then P< ' ' 




Soldering Kink No. 63 

Removing Dents from 
Shin Metal Articles, 

Dents in any kind of sheet 
s metal, especially the brass iix- 
IX . . — " ' tures of an automobile are ex- 

ceedingly aifricult to straighten 
out and make a neat appearing 
piece of work. One of the best methods of doing tliis is to make 
a clip of metal, steel, or brass - , as shown at A in the sketch, md 
solder the small part turned at right angles to the metal in the 
dent. The sunken metal can then be pulled up, the clip unsoldered 
and the surface polished. It is not necessary to drill a hole in, 
the fixture, and the surface can be smoothed up like new. 

POPULAR MECHANICS. 



Soldering Kink No. £7 

"Better Than a Nut On a Cyclometer Striker." 

Most of the users of cyclometers on a motor cycle 
or bicycle find it a hard proposition to keep the cyclo- 
meter striker in place on the spoke, because the repeated 
sharp blows that occur when riding fast will loosen up 
most any screw, and turn the striker around, often 
breaking the striker entirely. 

I have found a very good way to overcome this diffi- 
culty by fitting a piece of hard leather on the hub end 
of a broken bicycle spoke, which was cut about three 
inches long. The other end of this piece of spoke was 
wrapped tightly around a spoke in the wheel in the 
proper position. Then a little "Noko>-ode" was applied 
and both soldered tightly together by using a blow torch. Leave 
a free end of about an inch to give a little spring to the striker 
to soften the shock of the blow. If the job is well done i J wilt 
stand up very well. H. C. WING. 



SCHEME FOR PRESERVING TINNING ON SOLDERING IRON 
[f you have trouble with the tin burning off when heating 
your soldering iron, get a plumber to cut a piece of ordinary 
iron pipe about V/ z incites or 2 inches inside diameter and about 
5 inches or G inches long. Lay this iron pipe on top of the gas 
stove or in the coal stove in such a way that the flame of the 
heat will be on the iron pipe, then slip the soldering iron inside 
the iron pipe, which will completely protect the copper. 

It seems that the pipe prevents the corrosive action of the 
gas and flame from eating the tinning from the copper. 

This is a simple kink, but remarkably effective. 



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S^I-cnn,.' Kink No. Z 

S.oppl-,» a Leak in c^n AuLomobile Radiate:'. 

•Gentlemen: — Enterprise, Ala., March 23, 1912. 

In soide.ing Lie conneclions of the water supply to an automobile radi- 
ator., the conneclions had been soldered several limes; from the jolt of the 
machine it would break loose; the radiator being springy would leak with 
packing between the radiator and water supply. 

I bolted the connection to the radiator, using a piece of packing ihrr 
after repeated efforts to solder over the packing with the products 1 Had o:> 
hand and failing, I used Nokorode and it held all right; by catching l'.ie 
flange of the water supply across the edge of the packing to the radialot 
Vfilh solder holds it steady and keeps it from shaking and causing the pack- 
ing to let it leak. 

The soldering would not hold until using Nokorode paste. 

I am figuring on ordering some as I have constant need of soldering 
in my business. 

ENTERPRISING PLUMBING & HEATING CO., H. H. Bailey. 

Soldering Kink No. 45 

To Repair Leak in Gasoline Tank without Removing 
from Car. 

I had a leak around rivet in the 
gasoline tank of our car and could 
not repair same without removing 
tank from car which would require 
the removal of the body, so I tried 
soldering from the outside but with 
no results. I then made a patch 
from a small piece of sheet copper 
and peining it so that it was dished 
quite a little, thoroughly tinned the 
inside of patch, first applying 
NOKORODE, then after applying NOKORODE to the tank around the 
leak, I next heated my copper very hot and placed the patch on it and put it 
in position, holding it there and pressing it hard enough to work out all 
surplus solder and after smoothing up the edges my job was as tight as 
could be wanted by anyone. 

Would advise those who may try this to have their tank absolutely 
dry and free from gas as the result of having it o''">rwise would no doubt 
be disastroue. IVAN R. LUCAS, Bradford, Pa. 

Soldering Kink No. 48 

To Repair Gasoline Feed Pipes. 




Fig. 3. 



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The followin will be found veiy use- 
ful in soldering < ineclions on the gasoline 
U) line on gas enrnne. and auiomooiles. 
tig. 2. Fig. 1. First thoroughly clean end of pipe (Fig. 

1) and tin end back for about an inch. Ther clean small end of sleeve 
(Fig. 2) and tin end, inside if possible. Next hold sleeve with pliers 
and pipe in hand and ho J before flame of torch, and as the solder melts 
slip sleeve over pipe. 1 -.en ilii a d op of solJcr around pipe at end of 
sleeve and you have a first c'ass ras light joint shown at Fig. 3. For a neat 
job finish with a strip of eme.y cloth. Use NOKORODE and it will not 
corode. 

CLENN METCALF. Eiandinsville. Ill 



Soldering Kink No. 35 

To Solder Cable and Parts Set in Hard Rubber Without 
Melting the Rubber. 

To solder cables to posts set in hard rubber connectors in automobile 
electric lighting work, without melting (he rubber, hold the rubber plug by 
wrapping it in a wet cloth, use NOKORODE paste and solder with a 
small iron. 

HERBERT W. KIMBALL, Haverhill, Mass. 



Soldering Kink No. 28 

To Solder New Thread on Grease Gun. 

When the threads on 
the cap of a Grease Gun 
become so worn that it 
jumps threads, remove 
plunger and unscrew-*oap, 
On the inside of cap sol- 
der a^ nut the same size 
and thread as thf screw. 
This will make the gun 
new. Be sure to solder the nut to the inside of the cap as it 
will stand more direct strain than on the outside. 

GLENN METCALF, Blandinsville, 111. 




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Soldering Kink No. 19 

Repairing a Crack in Cast-Iron Pipe or Automobile Cylinder. 

A crack in a cast-iron pipe or a gasoline-engine cylinder, caused ty 
freezing can be repaired in the following manner, if the pressure (he 
part has to withstand is not too. great. Procure some sulphate of copper, 
commonly known s as bluestone, and dissolve it in water. Clean the edges 
of the crack well with a file or sandpaper. Paint the iron wilh the solution 
several times until there is a coa! of copper on it. The copper surface can 
be easily soft soldered which will produce a satisfactory repair in many 
cases. WM. W. GRANT. 



Soldering Kink No. 32 

Making a Splice in an Armature Coil. 

"\\ hen it is desirable to make a 
Jgr~ , \ r - -' , '"■" T ~"^=^- — "t splice in an armature coil where large 

wire is used, bevel the wires as shown 
and with Nokorode and solder tin, the surface with solder, then solder them 
together. If there is room the joint is imp ovsd by w.appinj it with fine 
wire before soldering. The splice is then wrapped with initialing material." 

HARRY MESCAL 17 , Blandinsville. 111. 



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Soldering Kink No. 77 
How to Make a Double Contact Light Bulb 



Fit a Single Contact Fitting. 



StlPiMdlL PIECE Of f fgR£. 

or c«Roeo«eo in hekj to 

KtCP CONTACTS FROM 

short circutino. 



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Most electric light bulbs 
used in automobiles are of 
either single or double con- 
tact type (A) or (B). 

Not being able to secure 
one of the single contact 
bulbs to make a replace- 
ment, I hit on a scheme 
to alter a double contact 
bo I could use it. 

I first soldered a tiny 
piece of sheet brass y% inch 
by 1-16 inch from one con- 
tact to outside of the base, 
MwirunV contact using "Nokorode," of 

course (C). 
Next I soldered another strip of sheet brass about % inch by 
y 2 inch to the opposite v.ontact. After the solder had set I bent 
this piece back over the end of the socket into shape, as shown 
at (D). 

1 then placed a little piece of fibre (cardboard would do) 
between this and the other contact, for insulation, and the job 
was completed and answered the purpose as well as a single 
contact bulb. H. C. WING. 




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FROr-i OUTSiPE 
OF BRASS 8*Hp 
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Soldering Kii.k No. 93 

Repairing an Automobile Radiator. 

While trying to decide upon 
the best way to repair the 
tubes in a radiator that had 
been frozen, it occurred to me 
that it might be possible to 
solder the leaks with a piece 
of bent heavy copper wire for 
a soldering iron. 

The radiator was drained 
and then dried by careful use 
of the flame from a blow torch. 

It was then filled slowly until a damp spot appeared showing 
the exact spot ef the leak. 

Again the radiator was drained and the spot polished with a 
piece of emery cloth, as shown at (1), and soldered with a piece 
of heavy copper wire for an iron, bent so as to come in contact 
at the leak, as shown by (2). 

The radiator was again dried and tested for another leak. 
In two hours' time ten leaks were repaired. The radiator had 
not been removed fro'ii the car. 

It never leaked again to my knowledge. H. P. CORBIN. 




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tho Cork Forme * 

Valve to Op«- or 

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Soldering Kink No. 73 

Priming Bottle for a Gasoline Engine. 

A safe and convenient 
stopper for a bottle holding 
priming gasoline for an auto- 
mobile engine is shown in the 
illustration, in which C is a 
common cork thrust into the 
neck of the bottle flush with 
the top and having a hole 
previously burnt through ita 
center just a trifle smaller 
and to conveniently admit a 
piece of bent tubing. A piece 
of steel umbrella tube is quite satisfactory, says the Automo- 
bile Dealer and Repairer. -At its straight end a slit D, about 
}4 inch long, is filed, and a plug, A, with a projecting lip, is 
tightly fitted into the end. 

Solder this plug carefully to make a tight tit. 
The head of a 20-penny wire nail will be found to fit snugly 
and se-ves the purpose quite well. To secure the cork in its 
position- it is best to bind it down with twine or wire to the 
neck of the bottle. When the bottle is tilted the gasoline will 
flow through the opening, D, and out through the tube, B 

Evaporation and flow of the gasoline is prevented by draw- 
ing the spout up until the flange, A, is tight against the cork. 
It will be observed that the opening, D, will thus be closed, 
and no amount of rough shaking will make tlie gasoline escape 

A stopper of this kind is very ^^"t^J^^^^cs' 
hands or cold fingers. POPULAR MECHANICS 

Soldering Kink No. 74 

To Solder a Leak in the Tubes of a 
Honeycomb Radiator. 

Locate the leak, elenn thoroughly with a small file, taking 
pains to have the Epot clean and bright. Apply a little "Noko- 
rode" Soldering Paste and with a torch and common blow pipe 
run enough solder over the leak to make a smooth, even sur- 
face (If°thc leak is not in the tubes a common soldering cop- 
per will answer.) GLENN METCALF. 

Soldering Kink No. 85 

To Close Cracks in Automobile Body. 

When repainting a car the 
binding strips (A) around the 
doors and edges are often loose, 
leaving a crack which the paint 
will not fill. 

Clean the edges along the 
crack, apply "Nokorode" and 
solder the strip to the body. 

This will make a smooth sur- 
face and the paint will in this 
way cover the crack and the 
solder will also keep the strip from getting loose. 
This of course applies only to metal bodies. 

GLENN METCALF. 




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Fig. 3 



Fig. 4 




Vaxiotii Stages in tile Optratiom'of Conn 
t Line at Right Ansira to > Cable 



Soldering Kink No. 75 
Tapping a Large F.'ectric Cable 

On construction -work 
it is frequently necessary 
to tap a line at right an- 
gles, and where the line is 
made up of several strands 
the proper way to make 
the connection is shown in 
the sketch. The insula- 
tion is removed, at the 
place for connection, from 
the straight-line cable for 
about 3V 2 in., Fig. 1, anil 
on the end of the line to 
be connected for about 5% 
in. These lengths are for a cable of 19 strands. The wires are 
then thoroughly cleaned and six of the strands on the end of 
the cable are turned down on each side of the cable from the 
outer layer, and three each way, at right angles, from the next 
layer, Fig. 2, whereupon the center wire is cut off. 

Wrap the three strands eacli way, as shown in Fig. 3, and 
draw them tightly around the bared straight cable, and wrap 
the six strands each way on top of the three strands in the 
opposite direction, as shown in Fig. 4. It is best to wrap each 
wire separately in the latter operation. Be careful to have the 
strands lying close together and drawn tightly around the 
cable. The finished wrapping should appear as shown in Fig. 5. 
Apply "Nokorode" and solder by pouring the melted metal on 
the joint. 

Any traces of the soldering flux may be removed after the 
joint is soldered by an application of ammonia, which will clean 
the joint and keep it from corroding. Oiled linen makes a good 
substitute for the expensive tape on the joint, and this is then 
covered with the usual application of Friction Tape, well paint- 
ed. For wires of different sizes, the insulation must be removed 
for a different length, but in no case are any strands removed 
except the center strand as stated. POPULAR MECHANICS. 

Soldering Kink No. 97 
Repairing Aluminum Gear Case. 




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On a gear case 
where the shaft pro- 
truded 1 inch beyond 
the face, the cap in 
some manner became 
broken. 

To repair this T 
took a candle cup 
fig. 3. (Fig. 2) from an old 

gas fixture, and after first soldering a small piece of brass in 
the bottom of the cup to make it tight, I tinned the outside of 
the flange or rim. 

Then I put the cup in the case with the rim inside, as in 
(Fig. 3); then with a l'ttle "Nokorode" and blow torch I flowed 
solder around the outside of the cup. As the solder would ( 
hold to the aluminum, it -held to the brass, filling up the sj 
between the case and cup, making a tight job. 

F. J. ALTERSITZ. 

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HANDY IN THE OFFICE 



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TO RING. 



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Soldering Kink No. 76 

Tinning for Drive Fits in Machine Shop. 

In many crises where a drive fit is too loose to be passable, 
I have saved the piece by tinning the surface of the piece to be 
driven, with solder and wiping it clean while hot. 

This increases the diameter enough so that a drive fit may 
be made. H. P. CORBIN 



Soldering Kink No. 86 
Repairing a Broken Steel Fishing Rod. 

To fix a broken steel fishing rod, I proceeded as 
follows: 

Tn the hollow centre of the rod I put a piece of 
steel rod of the right diameter. I then cleaned off the 
paint from the broken part and wound it with fine 
copper wire each side of the crack, as shown in the 
diagram, and then soldered. 

This made a good, solid joint and is as good as 
new . HERBERT GIEHLER. 




Soldering Kink No. 95 

Bolting Machine to Concrete Floor. 

We had considerable trouble to se- 
curely fasten a centrifugal clothes 
wringer to a cement floor. 

The floor was poor cement and the 
holes in it were too large to use expan- 
sion bolts, so they had been leaded in, 
but the vibration soon loosened the bolt 
in the lead, but the lead seemed to be 
solid enough in the cement 

I thought of tinning the bolts to make 
them stick to the lead, and tried this 
method, using "Nokorode" as a flux, and thoroughly tinned the 
four of them. 

After removing the old lead and making a template to hold 
the bolts, filled the holes with lead. 

Instead of putting the bolts in, as shown in sketch, I put 
them in head down with a large washer on lower end which was 
also tinned. 

I had the lead very hot and also some "Nokorode" on bolt 
before I poured same. 

When set good I bolted the machine down. This was about 
eight months ago and same has given no trouble since, and as 
the lead is soldered to the bolts and cannot work loose, I think 
this is a good method where the holes are too large for expan- 
sion bolts and can be applied to motors, engines, etc. 

HARRY METCALF. 



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Soldering: Kink No. 124 



How Nokorode Saves a Rusty Telephone Wire. 



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When I solder a joint on an iron 

telephone wire or jumper, especially 

if the wire has become rusty as at 

~fr (A) j I take a small or medium size 

flat file to clean the wire with and put 

on a little "Nokorode," use a blow 

torch or soldering copper and I get a first class joint. 

A line wire files easily when there is tension on it. 

JOSEPH B. SILLDORFF. 

Soldering Kink No. 132 

Soldering Iron Replaces Tap or Die. 

How the soldering iron 
will take the place of 
Taps or Dies in joining 
two pieces of lead or 
iron gas or water pipes 
together, without the aid 
of any other tool, and 
without wiping the joint. 
To make a joint in an 
iron pipe it has been 
necessary to thread both 
ends and connect with 
F ' 6 * coupling. 

Here is a way any per- 
son can make a strong joint without threading the pipes — with 
the use of a soldering iron and solder and "Nokorode" Solder- 
ing Paste. 

Clean both ends, inside and out, of the two lengths of pipe 
that are to be joined together about one-half inch from the end 
by filing, scraping or using emery paper, apply a little "Xoko- 
rode" Paste, and tin them well, as shown in Figure (1). 

Cut a piece of tin about three inches long, or according to 
the length of the splice in pipe, and form it into a round tube 
same size in diameter as the inside of the pipes that are to be 
joined together, then apply a little "Nokorode" Paste, and solder 
seam, as in Figure (2). 

Push the tin tube about one-half its length into one end 
of pipe and solder it at joint, as shown in Figure (3). 

Next put the other end of the pipe over the tin tube and 
leave about three-eighths of an inch opening between the two 
pipes, or a larger opening if it is necessary, and solder it the 
same as in Figure (3). 

Now on top of the tin tube that is left in the opening b»- 
tw T een the two pipes, fill in solder by bunching it around until 
even with the two pipes, and when eooled off file smooth, as 
in Figure (4). 

If the pipe is in an upright position, it must be disconnected 
and laid horizontal. If pipe is in a horizontal position and too 
close to the wall, pull it out from the wall sufficiently to leave 
room to get all around it. 

In soldering lead pipe heat the soldering iron so it will just 
scerch paper, to get the best results. 

The above method makes a strong joint and uses about one- 
third the lead required by the old-style wiped joint. 

It will be found that "Nokorode" Paste will work equally 
as well on iron or lead. 

E. F. WILLIAMS. 



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~~ Soldering Kink No. 96 

JfF® 
II I Pliers as a Bench Vise. 

j)| j In the illustration is shown how a pair 

ill — — — ,. of pliers may be utilized as a substitute 

ruWpUERS) ^r a bench vise by euLting a slot through 

%LL tlie bench, inserting the handles of the 

X^^.wepge ' pliers and drawing up with a small wedge 
— of wood. 

, This improvised vise will hold articles 

to be soldered with surprising rigidity. 
B. W. VERNE. 
Soldering Kink No. 82 

Practical Extension for a Machine Tap. 

Very often the 
,iectiw.«u v.f«o«e.reNSi ~ «efo«e t«p repairman is re- 

^ ^r — — | quired to drill or 

^ *— {., I ^,.v„j.- J r et i, tap out a hole^in 

a very inaccessi- 



C T I •7""''''' l '"a > ble place, and no 

T " "" ",'n wS««m " mM doubt the readers 

of "Soldering 
™ Ta P Kinks" would like 

to know how I tapped out a 3-16 in. hole in the bottom of a 5-16 
in. hole 5 in. deep, that I could not reach from the opposite side. 
The standard length of a 3-16 in. tap is only 2J4 in. To 
remedy this, I secured a 5-16 in. rod about A x / 2 in. long, drilled 
a 3-16 in. hole in one end l/± m . deep, squared the opposite end, 
then put a small quantity of "Nokorode" in the hole I had drilled, 
also a small drop of solder, and then proceeded to heat the rod 
(holding same in a vertical position) until the solder was thor- 
oughly melted, and then I forced the tap into the melted solder. 
The rod and solder retained enough heat to flow the solder 
perfectly around the tap without drawing its temper. 

In this way most any place can be reached so as to drill or 
tap out, simply by the use of an extension rod and a little "Noko- 
rode." H. C. WING. 
Soldering Kink No. 88 

Lock Nuts, 

_ I find the following very useful in 

" keeping small nuts in place and keeping 

€3t y^ them from unscrewing due to vibration : 

C v tgy f^ My method is to apply a trace of 

1 ; ; \ "Nokorode" at the junction (A) and 

/ ; : i slightly solder same. /ust a small 

^^ quantity of solder is used. 

If (B) happens to be cut off flush with top of nut, solder 
over very lightly. 

Often an extra nut cannot be put on and riveting is bad if 
nut ever has to be removed. 

By my method, nut can easily be removed without hurting 
the threads the slightest, and the nuts will not work loose by 
vibration. 

This is equally effective on brass, copper, iron, zinc and steel 
if "Nokorode" is used. HARRY METCAUf. 

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Soldering Kink No. 87 

Repairing Carburetor on " Indian " Motorcycle. 

After consider- 
able use the main 
throttle becomes 
Avorn on the car- 
buretor on the "In- 
dian" motorcycle 
and leaks gas, 
while closed, up- 
setting the mix- 
ture of the pilot 
jet. 

I have found a 
very good way to 
remedy this trou- 
ble is to take the 
carburetor apart, 
removing the throttle valve, then apply a little "Nokorode" to 
the lower part of the throttle case on both sides and proceed to 
tin same over with a very thin coating of solder. 

\ftcr soldering same may be smoothed up with a jackknife 
©r sera per and the throttle fitted. 

The solder will-force the main throttle valve against the upper 
side of the case where the seat is made, thus taking up all wear 
and making a gas tight seat again. H. C. WING. 

Soldering Kink No. 110 

Home Made Fault Finder. 

I am sending you a sketch of a cheap 
fault finder which anyone can make on short 
notice. I had to do it, as the electric light 
boys shot a 2,200-volt current into our cable. 

This coil as shown by the sketch, weighs 

1 a little less than a quarter of a pound ami 

was made of cigar box wood, glued together. 

The core is of No. 28 soft iron wire, such as 

is used by the florists. The wires are held 

in place by a paper wrapper, forming a 

tube that is glued to the side pieces to form 

the spool. Wire from an old ringer coil was 

wound on the core until the resistance was 

BACK STOP FOR ft bout 150 ohms. 1 have made 

CONTACT SPRING several of these coils ami no 

TO PRESS AGAINST two of th<?m lmve tlie sai: ' 
resistance, but they all work 
y : with the ordinary head rec.eh -. 

— ^U-O^^- ~- The vibrator was made from 
1 an electric bell. A long piece 1 

Enlrroed .. of stiff iron wire was soldered 
Vie w OF c to t ] ie armature, while the 
make and break contact was 
placed near the end with a 
condenser across Hie contact. 
to reduce the spa riving. 

The loudness of the tone will 
depend upon the amount of 
battery used. I have used 15 
to 20 dry cells with good re- 
sults. TELEPHONY. 

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Soldering Kink No. 81 
A Smoke and Fire Protector. 




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A smoke and fire protector for electrical and plumbing shopa 
en iic used in several ways. 

It can be bent in all ways and won't break, and can be car- 
ried in the tool box or bag. 

Take a piece of tin 5 in. by 7 in., and mark y 2 in. from thd 
edge all around (A). 

Then take a piece of asbestos paper 4 in. by 6 in., lay it on 
the tin and fold the half-inch edges onto the paper so that it 
leaves a frame (B). 

The protector may be bent around wires to give room to 
Bolder, and will save blackening the ceiling with a torch as shown 
at (C),~ ANTONIO BIENVENUE. 

Soldering Kink No. 78 

Filling Hole in Boiler. 

I had occasion to repair a galvanized iron wash 
boiler, and proceeded as follows: 

The bottom of the boiler was badly corroded, and 
had a hole in it about J4 i ncn m diameter. I found it 
almost impossible to fill the hole with melted solder and 
make it stay filled, so I took a brass paper fastener, 
such as are commonly used for pinning papers together, 
and after coating it with "Nokorode," inserted the 
prongs through the hole from the outside of the boiler, 
having first scraped a space about 1 inch in diameter 
around the hole on both the outside and inside of the 
boiler, and thoroughly tinning, using "Nokorode." 

The enclosed sketch will indicate the appearance 
of a section taken through the center of the hole after 
the job was completed. 

This job has proved satisfactory, and the boiler is 
now in service again. WM. W. MILLER. 

Soldering Kink No. 94 

Repairing Flash Lights. 

We all know that a flash light bat- 
tery will often sweat or short circuit 
and will corrode the connecting wires 
inside of the ease, thus making the 
flash light useless. 

The way I repair them is by taking 
a piece of copper ribbon or wire and running '^ cither on the 
outside or inside of the case, then applying a little "Nokorode" 
«nd soldering to the bands on the case. 

I find that repaired this way the case is as good as new. 

FRANK SCOTT. 



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Soldering Kink Xo. 120 

Solderir, .3 Ground Connections. 

Drill a small hole in the top of the rod about % iur-h 
deep and j>u t in a small quantity of "Xokorode," ap- 
ply the flame of blow torch until hot and then melt 
full of solder. 

Put a little flux on the copper wire ami insert it 
in the molten solder and hold it there until solder 
sets. 

This is better than wrapping the wire around the 
rod and then soldering, as the flame docs not come in 
contact with the surface to be soldered and dues not 
oxidize same. 

The solder does not run and it saves scraping the 
rod. HARRY METGALS*. 

Soldering Kink Xo. 122 

To Change the Tone or Muffle Bells. 

When there are several bells in the 

house or office which souiul alike the 

-A,— tone may be changed by sticking 

more or less solder, according to th<3 

tone desired, to the under side of 
gong, as at (A I. 

The closer to the edge the more 

effective. 

First scrape bright and apply 
some ''Xokorode." and with a' la t 
iron, melt some solder on gomr. If 
too low a tone, cut or melt some 
away to suit. 

If desired to muffle ' some more a 
larger quantitv is soldered or until correct derrree of muffling 
is obtained. HARRY MSTCALF. , 

Soldering Kink Xo. 121 

Poor Soldering Flux Causes 
Cross Talk. 

At one time I was ordered to trace 
cross talk on a hoard and found a 
ca>e that kcj>t me guessing for some- 
time, as everything appeared to be 
i-ll right. 

The cable to the cross connecting 
rack was annunciator wire, and on 
looking it over 1 found where some- 
one had spilled muriatic acid over it 
while soldering the connections at 
(A). 

Xo less than three cables were 
soaked in this way. Of course the 
part had to be row ired, and you can 
bet "Xokorode" was used on the re- 
wiring. 

TELEPHONY PUBLISHING <Y>. 





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Soldering Kink. Xo. 79 
Soldering Belt Lacings. 

After lacing the belt with lacing wire I add a 
little "Nokorode" soldering fiux, and then by the 
use of a hot iron I solder over the joints. 

This makes a much stronger splice, and is a 
very good way of fastening the wire ends. 

Am enclosing a sample, which will show very 
clearly how the splice is made. 

QUIMBY SMITH. 
Soldering Kink No. 80 

To Take up Wear on Main Bearing on 
Indian Motorcycle. 

On taking down a motorcycle 
engine recently I found one of 
the bronze bushings on the main 
bearing had- worked loose and 
turned in the aluminum base, 
wearing it out of round badly. 
Ordinarily this would mean a 
/ !jr new crank case or reboring the 

hole and fitting a special larger 
bushing. 

1 hit on a plan that worked 
out. fine, saving quite a bit i;f 
expense, as folh 

I first shaped a little piece 'if 
sheet brass to the outside of tl e 
bushing for about one-half i ! s 
circumference, and after apply- 
ing a little "Nokorode" to both the bushing and sheet brass, 1 
sweated them together. 

By careful filing and numerous trials I worked the bushing 
down to a drive fit and forced it into the case. The bushing is 
now more secure than before, as it is elliptical and cannot turn 
m the holder, even if it works loose. H. C. WING. 

Soldering Kink No. 112 

Replacing Lock Washer on 
Telephone Connections. 

By soldering screws this way you 
do not have to use lock washers. 
Keeps screws from working out and 
coming loose for relays and other 
small parts. 

LOUIS CONSARD. 
Soldering Kink No. 113 

Connecting Small Cables without Terminals. 

This sketch shows 
how to connect two 
cables without 
using terminals. 
Tn.ke a fine piece 
brass screen, wind 
around cable, put 
'"Nokorode" on and ■ 





SCREW: 

SOLDER 
SCREW*' 



PINE BRASS 



'CABL 



CABLE 




WIRE 



fine - 
SCREEN 



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WIRE 



solder, this makes a very strong joint for small cable. 

LOUIS CONSARD. 

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Soldering Kink Xo. 117 

Applying Heat for Soldering. 

When using the flame of a blow torch, 
if possible, heat NEAR the place to 
be soldered, as at (A), rather than 
directly on the place, as it will not 
oxidize and color so readily. 

Where possible have the heat applied 
from the under side, it 13 much more 
readily conducted upward. 

HARRY METCALF. 
Soldering Kink No. 131 

Soldering Steel Wires to Iron Rods. 

I once had a job of soldering a piece of number 14 
iron wire on about 50 ground rods. 

Instead of using a blow torch or other ordinary 
means of soldering I carried tiic ground rods to a 
blacksmith and asked the smith "or permission to use 
his vise, tile and forge for a whi'e, 

I first ' "I ail of the rods cleau and wrapped the 
iron wire with several turns arourd the rods and 
snubbed the wire in the ordinary wr v. 

When ready to solder, I heated e?ch rod and wire 
at the point where the wire fastened to the rod until 
it was hot enough to melt solder. 
Care was taken not to heat the wire too much. 
Applied a little "Nokorode" to the heated wire and rod and 
used ordinary half and half solder, turning it over and over, and 
a neat job of soldering was quickly done. 

This is a quick way to do soldering of this kind even if you 
have only one or two jobs to do, but it saves a great deal of 
time if you have quite a number. SAM H. SHUTT, 

The United Telephone Co., 

Temple, Texas. 

Soldering Kink No. 101 

Repairing a Split in Water Pipe. 

A lead pipe burst one Sunday noon leaving a 
split about 1 1-2 inches in length. 

This required a wipe joint, but we could not 
get a plumber at that time and would have been 
without water if repairs had not been made, that 
were intended at the time to be temporary only. 
Having dried the pipe well and cleaned it, I 
wrapped the pipe with adhesive tape, about five 
turns each, above and below the split. Then I placed a piece of 
stiff paper around the pipe on the two bands of tape so that 
the paper was held a little distance from the pipe. The ends of 
the paper were held witli another turn of tape. 

A hole was stabbed in the paper near the top and the space 
filled with hot lead. 

After removing the paper it left a neat looking job which 
has proved to be as good as a wiped joint. 

CHAS. H. RICHARDS, POPULAR MECHANICS. 



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ALL BUT THE PROPELLER 

The model was to be exhibited that afternoon. The only 
thing it lacked was a propeller. A casting was out of the 
question. The foundry wanted at least 24 hours for deliv- 
ery, besides a pattern would have been necessary. 

Three grooves were sawed around a length of brass rod 
and blades sweated into position with Nokorode. 
Slightly cleaned with emery cloth, it gave a workman-like 
appearance to the whole model, and all in less time than 
the construction of a pattern would have required. 

—Everyday Engineering Magazine Experiment Station. 



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AGATEWARE CAN BE SOLDERED. 
THE INSTRUCTIONS TELL HOW. 



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Soldering Kink No. 133 

To Strengthen Seams. 

The cut will show how to sol- 
der and strengthen an upright joint, 
such joints are used and made by cor- 
nice makers on metal walls and ceil- 
ings. First solder the lap seam by 
using Nokorode salt or paste as a flux, 
using in addition plenty of solder; 
solder about twelve inches at a time, 
theu rest your hot iron for a second 
or so on the soldered seam in the posi- 
tion shown in the cut, continue tins 
process until entire seam is finished. 
HENRY STRAFFER. 
Soldering Kink No. 134 



Prevents Hot Solder from Dropping. 



TOO SIDE ONIT 




The cat will show that 
when doing overhead 
soldering or perpendicu- 
lar work it is impos- 
sible to get the solder 
t : -omain in the right 
place if your iron is 
timed or shiny on all four sides, therefore file your iron clean 
d vvn to the copper, pul a small amount of Nokorode paste or 
the salts in a solution on only one side of the hot clean iron 
and then rub on a little solder and wipe clean. 

Your iron is now ready to do any job overhead or upright 
without having the solder drop on ^J^^T^i™^' 
neath it. WILLIAM biOkUEk. 

Soldering Kink No. 13.1 
Nokorode Soldering Flux Dauber 

In the cut is shown 
a No. 11 Blaisdell Ink 
Eraser, this is in pencil 
form, made of fine spun 
glass, it is an ideal 
Nokorode applicator when used as a brush. Unwind the paper 
covering until about one-half inch of the glass is bare, get an 
ordinary pencil cap or shield with closed end to cover the point 
when not in use, and you can carry your Nokorode dauber 
fastened to your pocket by the clip without getting clothes soiled, 
the same as a fountain pen, and dauber will always be handy. 
There is nothing better for applying Nokorode to the hot iron 
when you are tinning it, because it is not effected by the heat. 

Soldering Kink No. 92 

Stopping Leaks in Gas Fixtures. 

I have found "Nokorode" a great paste 
for soldering combination gas fixtures 
when you often have gas leaks in the gas 
arm. 

First you get off the lacquer on the arm 
where it screws into the body of the 
fixture, put on the "Nokorode" and apply 
the solder. 

FRANK SCOTT. 

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Soldering Kink No. 83 

To Repair Leak in Aluminum or Enamel Ware. 

Everyone who has tried soldering alumi- 
num or enameled household ware has found 
— it next to impossible. 

However, 1 have made a discovery that 
O I think will be of use to many. 

If the hole is only a tiny one, enlarge 
it to about 1-16 in. with a nail or a file 
shank. 

r^. ^ Then with a hot, sharp pointed soldering 

* \j ■ >!_£ ^* iron put a drop of solder in the hole. You 

a b will find the largest part of it stays on top, 

while a little of it will run through the hole, 
as shown at (A). 

While the solder may not stick or be tight when cool, you 
can easily head up the drop which runs through, making a double- 
headed rivet, as shown at (B), which will hold most any liquid. 

H. C. WING. 
Soldering Kink No. 84 

Bracing Bicycle or Motorcycle Spokes,, 

Last season I experienced a 
great deal of trouble with spokes 
breaking in the rear wheel of my 
"Indian" motorcycle, caused by 
continuous vibration. 

In the latter part of the sea- 
son 1 hit upon a little kink that 
worked wonders. 

On parh interaction of two 
vVV^^WV^?/ \\ spokts 1 UvistuJ u small piece 

of wire, tying them together. 

I then applied "Nokorode" to 
jSQiptRtP «« w the j oint and soldered the whole 

together. 
This made a tie near the centre of each spoke and stopped 
all vibration. 

I was not troubled with broken spokes after this treatment. 

H. C. WING. 
Soldering Kink No. 123 

Soldering Small Wires. 

In rewinding coils with small wire 
one often breaks the wire or comes to 
a splice and usually has to go to the 
trouble of lighting his torch and heat- 
ing his iron. 

I use the following method to ob- 
viate this trouble and find it much 
quicker. 

I keep on hand a quantity of small 
strips of tin foil about one inch by 
one-quarter inch, also small strips of tissue paper. 

When I make a splice I apply a little "Nokorode" and wrap 
the joint with one of the small strips of tin foil and hold the 
joint over a lighted match or candle for a few 7 seconds — just long 
enough to melt the foil and let the surplus run off. 

Then I wrap with tissue paper and go ahead winding. 
This operation can be completed in a minute and is very 
convenient and a time saver. HARRY METCALF. 

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SHEET TIN 



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Soldering Kink No. 89 
A Handy Lug 

A hand* hip nr battery connector mar 
be made in,. , u cotter pin having a hole 
in the head sufficiently large to fit smMr 
over a battery binding post. ° 

lo make the connector, wind a piece of No. 20 wire around 
the legs of the cotter pin and secure by a drop f solder 

^„f f T hpe and y ° U have a Iu S tha <= can be used to 
great advantage in many ways. 

LACY CONWAY, MODERN MECHANICS. 
Soldering Kink No. 90 
Brush to Apply Soldering Paste. 

While visiting the main elec- 1 
trical shop at No. 1 Mill, I 1 
noticed a Soldering Kink card 
on the wall. 

The kinks are very good, and 
I have one that I think is 
worth one dollar to anyone 
who uses your paste. 

We use it here, and it comei 
in very handy. 

I have sketched it out as best 
I could. 

GEO. E. SYKES. 
ooldciiuy imuv .No. 91 

Soldering Commutator Lead Wires. 

In looking over your circular 
I noticed "Soldering Kink No. 
12," in regard to the angle of 
soldering irons. 

Our custom is somewhat dif- 
ferent. Most of our work is 
large, viz., 20 to 100 H. P. motors. 
The way we taper our irons is 
shown in sketch attached. 

In this way you can solder 
each bar by itself. 
We are able to solder a commutator and when finished do 
not have to turn the solder off. W. H. DAVISON. 

Soldering Kink No. 126 

Solderless Connectors Should be Soldered on 
Telephone and Telegraph Work. 

After a Ion? hunt on a tele- 
phone circuit, trouble was 
found about seven miles down 
the line, in the middle of a 
span, and caused by a "Solder- 
less Connector," put there no 
doubt when the line was strung. 

One side was split from end to end. 

The cause of the split was too many turns of the sleeve. 
Still it had held for years without making trouble, but it 
made enough trouble in 6 months to cut years off the lives of 
all concerned. The wire was worn and corroded and by turning 
very slightly it would go "wide open. " 

TELEPHONY PUBLISHING CO. 

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Soldering Kink No. 130 

Soldering Fine Wires to Large Parts. 

There is one principle in soldering 
that must be invariably followed to 
insure a first class job. 

Doth of the parts to be soldered 
must be hot enough so that the sol- 
der will melt and adhere to them. 

The cut shows a tin strap which 
will require considerable more heat 
than the fine wire (B). 
The strap is heated first and some -older is allowed to ac- 
««milate on it at (A). 

As the melted solder will heat the small wive almost instant- 
ly, the soldering iron is removed and the win- put into the heat- 
ed solder before it has time to cool. 

Fine wire or wire known as tin; el is difficult to solder in 
ftnv other way because it burns so quickly. 

TELEPHONY PUBLISHING Co. 
Soldering Kink No. 127 

Soldering Carbon. 

One often wants to make a good 
connection to a carbon or graphite 
Motor Brush or Battery Carbon. 

This can be done by electroplating 
the tips with copper and then tinning 
and soldering the connection to it. 

To plate the copper make a satu- 
rated solution of blue vitro! and 
water— immerse a piece of sheet cop- 
per and connect to the carbon "pole of 
a battery of two dry cells. 

Connect the article to be plated to 
the zinc pole of the battery and dip 
end of carbon to be plated in the solu- 
kitiou as deep as the plating is wanted. 

When the end is sulncieutly plated remove and thoroughly 
wash in water and dry. 

The carbon can now be easily soldered with ''Xokorode." 

HARRY METCALF. 
Soldering Kink No. 128 

Soldering Ground Wire to Lead Pipe. 

One thing that I have learned is how to solder 
a ground wire to a lead water pipe in a vertical 
position with cold water running through it — acid 
is no good for this. 

One of the best things to use in soldering lead 
is "Nokorode." 

First cut a small gash in the pipe as shown at 
(A), wind wire around pipe in this gash using a 
little flux and apply solder and iron together. 

Don't have the iron too hot or the solder will 
spatter, as the pipe is cold. 

ROY C4. WARDWELL. 





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i 
Severing New I hi Contact S 

Hold hot 
until it 

•"' 
the ; Nokorode ; 

■ 

it until it 

st to drill out tint.) 

GLENN METCAJ 

. 

Soldering Foil in Condensers,, 

■ 

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sheet 

as the iron is applh • 

they may 1 not very L 

■wires well tini 

The m: in Pty cond 

foil an 

Soldering Kink No. 

Grounding Wire Fences. 

It i: 

ion. 

the grow 

or V. 1 : 

the ground 

ion. 

tern ca 

I 

■wire, either by means of small wire bonds (15) or as shov 
the cut at (A), which I think is I 

The ground wire is wrappe 
and if about 3 inches is left projecting vertically for a 
point it is much more effective. 

The joint (A) is thoroughly soldered by applying "Noko- 
rode" and solder, using a blow torch. 

Joints at (B) should also be soldered with use of "Nokorode." 

HARRY METCALF. 

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Soldering Kink No. 99 

Holder for Motorcycle Tank-Filler Cap. 

A holder which will prevent the loss of the 
filler cap on a motorcycle gasoline tank is 
shown in the sketch. 

It consists of a short piece of small chain. 
soldered to the inside of the filler cap, and a 
piece of stiff wire, fastened on the other end, 
as shown. 

Drop the wire and chain into the gasoline 
tank and it will be impossible to lose the cap. 
ABNEB B. SHAW. 
Soldering Kink No. 100 

Waterproofing Hinge Joints on Automobile Hoods. 

Automobiles of the cheaper grades, of which 
there are many, never are supplied with a cov- 
ering on the hood hinges to keep out the rain 

This trouble may be overcome by placing a 

bent strip of metal over the hinges, the upper 

R part being soldered to the top of the hood while 

the lower part is bent to form a close fit with the 

but left unsoldered to permit the opening of the 

POPULAR MECHANICS. 

Soldering Kink No. 106 

Soldering Bonded Rail Joints for Signal Work. 

Signal work generally requires the 
rails to be bonded with about Xo. 6 
copper wires. The following is an 
easy method: 

The web of the rail is drilled 
slightly larger than the wire and 
reamed or countersunk on opposite 
side to make same bright. 

The next operation is to tin wire 
and apply "Nokorode" to hole in rail. 
Heat from a good blow torch is ap- 
plied from opposite side until solder 
can be melted by touching to oppo- 
site side and the wire is inserted and 
allowed to slightly project and more 
solder is applied and a perfect ioiT«+ 
results. HARRY METCALF. 

Soldering Kink Xo. 104 

Small pieces of solder, when the 
bars become too short to use, are gen- 
erally thrown away. 

If saved they may be melted or 
cast into bars or strips by means of 
wooden forms like the cut. 

Molten mass should be well stirred 
before pouring. HARRY METCALF. 



COPPER 

WIRE 




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SOLDER 




COPPER' 
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ENLARGED v/£v\f 
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Mould for Solder. 




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•1 PIECE OF .SOLOEK FflSTENEP TO 
THE METAL OF THE KNtrr h L? 
"THE 6ROKENOFF HORN ifV PLACE 



Soldering Kink No. 98 
Repairing a Broken Stag Handle on a Knife. 

The staghorn on my pocket- 
knife split, allowing a part, for 
about one-half the length of the 
handle, to slip away from the 
rivets. I quickly repaired it by 
filing a groove in the broken 
part of the horn, as shown in 
the sketch, and slightly beveling 
the edge as in countersinking a 
hole. Tlie broken piece was re- 
placed and pressed firmly under 
the rivet heads. After cleaning the brass lining of the handle 
and applying llux, I filled the groove full of solder, then dressed 
it down to the proper shape. In a longer break two or more 
grooves could be used with success. C. E. STEWART, JR. 

Soldering Kink No. 102 
Soldering Brace on Ford Radiator. 

When the side sup- 
ports of a Ford Ra- 
diator break off or 
crack. secure two 
pieces of brass about 
as thick as a dime 
and 3 3-4 inches by 
6 inches in size. 

1 3-4 inches from 
one end. bend at right 
angles to fit close in 
the broken corner of radiator. 

Clean and tin both radiator and patch and sweat the patch 
on to the radiator. 

It might be well to solder all around the edges with an iron. 

Then drill holes and put three tinners rivets through on the 

back side of the patch and drill the holes for the support bolt 

and wires and you have a stronger radiator than ever before. 

GLENN METCALF. 
Soldering Kink No. Ill 

Solder Connections for Copper or Iron Wire. 

To prevent corro-ion it is not 
considered good practice to make 
an unsoldered joint where the 
copper wire is connected to iron 
wire. Such connections must be 
made in telephone work where an 
insulated copper wire is attached 
to the iron drop wire. 

The following device may be of 
help to those who have not be- 
come skilled in the methods generally used. 

A piece of tin, the size of which depends on the length of 
the joint and size of the wires, is cut as shown in the sketch. 
For a joint where No. 19 gauge copper wire is wrapped around a 
No. 12 gauge iron wire the width A, should be V-, inch. Bend 
the body A over the joint and crimp the projections B at both 
ends over, to hold it in place. The space in the tin is filled with 
melted solder. This will make a well soWered joint that will 
not corrode. EARL DANIEL. 




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Soldering Kink No. 115 

Soldering Clamps. 

A c o n v e n ieni 
clamp for holding 
a variety of small 
parts to be sol- 
dered together can 
easily be made as 
follows: 

A soft pine block 

about one half 

foot square by one 

half inch thick is bored full of holes and two or more electrical 

binding posts mounted as shown. 

By means of the numerous holes in the block, the posts may 
easily be moved to suit the work to be soldered. By using bind- 
ing posts similar to those shown, either round or flat, work 
may be held in any desired position. 

HAKRY L. METCALK 




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Soldering Kink No. 114 

Convenient Place to Keep Nokerode. 

In the end of the 
handle (A) of my 
small iron which I 
guse for delicate work 
I bored a one-half 
inch hole (D) two 
and one-half inches 
deep and keep it full of "Nokorode." 

(B) is a cork with short piece of wire (C) attached, to ap- 
ply Nokorode with. HARRY METCALF. 




Soldering Kink No. 108 

Repairing Telephone Induction Coil. 

This 

PRIMARY con. ^^d* 



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diagram 
explains how I 
repaired a tele- 
phone wire that 
broke off at the 
induction coil. 

I took a smalt 
shoemakers brad 
(A) and wound 
the wire (C) 
around it four 
times at (B) 
and then wedged 
it in the pri- 
mary after 
soldering the wire (C) at (B), making a good and substantial 
connection. 

I used "Nokorode" paste which I alwavs use when soldering, 

EVERETT SMITH. 



SECONDARY COIL 



SHOE BRAD ^ 



I/VOUCT/O/V COIL FOR 
TELEPHONE WORK 



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The 
Fan was 
"Busted" 




Something was wrong. It didn't give the refreshing breeze 
that this man was accustomed to expect from it. 

On inspection it was found that the collar to which the 
blades were fastened was loose. Therefore, the blades made 
only one revolution to every two or three of the motor shaft. 

A little Nokorode and solder sweated the collar on in a few 
minutes. 

-- Everyday Engineering Magazine Experiment Station" 



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SAVING HIS BICYCLE. 



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Soldering Kink No. 106 
To Solder Terminal on Ignition Wires. 

Cut insulation off 
for about % inch on 
end of cable (Fig. 2), 
and clean. Run end 
of wire through small 
hole in terminal (Fig. 
~ .p.. ,, 1) 5 bend edges (A B 

C U) over cable, then turn terminal over, bend end of wire down, 
apply "Nokorode" paste and solder. 

This not only makes a strong job but makes a first class 
electrical joint. 

Most mechanics fail to solder terminals, but use this sug- 
gestion and get better results. GLENN" METCALF. 



Soldering Kink No. 107 

Soldering Splices in Electric Wires. 

Tn m a k i 

\t splice or branch 

r3Z IN. SPACE connection do not 

; wrap the adjacent 

^^^ vl' turns too closelv 

1-32 inch so that 
the solder will readily flow to both wires, making a perfect con- 
nection. HARRY METCALF. 



Soldering Kink No. 100 

Soldering Copper Clad Wires. 

When a splice is made on 

copper clad iron wire, it is 

/A impossible to keep from cut- 

^^232^^2%^^^ ting throu S h copper, as at 

When left in this condi- 
tion, moisture soon starts a 
chemical action, which causes rust and results in a bad splice, 

The best way I know to avoid this is" to carefully solder the 
splice and tin all of the place where the copper coatinj 
been punctured. 

:his is easily accomplished by the use of "Nokorod 
solder will go any place "Nokorode" does and easily flows over 
the injured parts. HARRY METCALF. 

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Soldering Kink No. 103 

Stopping Oil Leaks in Ford Crank Cases. 

Sometimes Ford crank cases leak at the 
rivets (A) which hold the back support to 

the crank case. 

These may be re-riveted and then cleaned 
all around each rivet on the inside of case and 
then the head thoroughly covered with solder. 

Be sure to have the rivets and crank case 
cleaned thoroughly so the solder will flow 
freely and unite the two parts. 

Try this; it will save lots of oil. 

GLENN METCALF. 




Soldering Kink Mo. 118 

Solder Telephone Joints Wherever Possible. 

Soldered joints can't be beat, and 
it is often necessary to solder in- 
terior duplex and drop wires to 
make some other connection. 

A very simple and quick way is 
to solder each contact as at (A). 

It is best to apply the heat from 
the middle of the flame so as not 
to smoke up the joint and prevent 
the solder from sticking. 

YV. A. HEIDLE. 




Soldering Kink Xo. 119 

To Fasten Small Wheel on Telephone Generator. 

"When a small wheel (or cog) on a 
telephone generator is worn out and you 
haven't one of the right kind to replace 
it, you are sometimes up against it. 

We have repaired them by taking a 
wheel of the same size, but sometimes 
with a hole (C) in it very much larger 
than the spindle (A). 

Place a tight washer on the spindle 
and tin the spindle and the hole in the 
wheel, place the wheel on the spindle 
and fill the space with solder at (B). 

To get the spindle in the center of 

the wheel, take the magnets off the 

generator and place it on end in a vice with the wheel on top 

and turn slowly while the solder is hot and the small wheel 

becomes time and runs as smooth as a new one. 

F. E. DRYSDALE, 
Commercial Telephone and Telegraph Co., 

B.obinson, I1L 




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Soldering Kink N« ol 





Solder Your Buttons Instead of Sewing Them. " 

Of course on the first thought 
the idea of soldering on buttons 
seems rather impracticable, but the 
boys in the shop here find it a very- 
useful idea. Probably the largest of 
the users of "Nokorode" wear over- 
alls. 
The buttons on most overalls are riot Sewed on, but made 
in two pieces riveted together not any too firm. A sudden 
strain on the shoulder straps will pop the buttons off and then 
a fellow soon loses his pants. 

Now thread, needles and buttons are not found m a great 
many shops, but "Nokorode" and solder OUGHT to be found in 
ANY place of business, and all you have to do is place the two 
parts of the button together, put a little "Nokorode" in the 
socket of the button and drop in a little hot solder with an iron. 
Presto! the iob is done and the button is more secure than ever 
before. H. C. WING. 




Soldering Kink No. 40 

Convenient Receptical for Soldering Flux. 

I am a firm user of Nokorode and have a little sug- 
gestion to make, one which 1 am using and like it very 
well. 1 have a grease cup of middle size and instead of 
carrying a box of Nokorode around in my kit, I fill this 
grease cup which will stand hard knocks in the kit which 
the Nokorode can will not. Now when I have a joint 
to solder 1 lake my grease cup filled with Nokorode and 
give tV.e top of cup a little turn which will cause very little 
Nokorode to come out on joint; if I have too much out I 
turn it back a little and in that way I save quite a little 
paste and I can carry it around in my pocket and it is 

also always ready. . 

The grease cup can be used indefinitely while paste in a collapsible 
tube is much more expensive than when sold in ordinary containers; col- 
lapsible tubes can be used but once, by buying NOKORODE in a 1 lb. 
package and us>.ng the grease cups, my expense for flux is very small. 

PADL SONTAG, Scvanton, Pa. 
Soldering Kink No. 47 

This Soldering Iron more than Doubles Factory Output. 

I designed this device for 

soldering battery connectors. It 

worked very satisfactorily on 

account of the flame being so 

far away from the soldering 

point that there is not corrosion 

and no interruption in the work. 

One thousand connections 

1 JL_ were soldered per hour. Th« 
,^es^=s heat can easl , y be regu i ate d by 

moving gas burner back and forth 

HUGO CARLBORG, Providence, R. I. 



r 



Jetderlng Petri* 



H 



<Jj$ Burns'" 




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Soldering Kink No. 1 

Repairing the Bottom Wall of a Lead Pipe. 

In case of a leak in Ci bollom wall of a horizontal lead pipe it is 

often better to repair than to 
renew the pipe. Cut a slit in 
the upper side with a thin knife 
and work the pipe open so that 
you can scrape the pipe bright 
and do your soldering on the 
inside. Use Nokorode with 
the solder when soldering lead 
with a soldering copper. When 
the leak is sealed over with 

solder work back the lead on the upper wall, closing up the hole you have 

made with the knife and solder it. 




Repairing a leak from the inside. 



Soldering Kink No. 57 

To Renew the Threads on a Faucet 

Some time ago, at our home, my atten- 
tion was attracted by a brass faucet which 
leaked where it was screwed into the tee. 
The leak was found to be caused by some 
of the threads being stripped. 

I heated the threaded part and dipped 
into liquid sal-ammoniac and when cool 
generously applied "Nokorode" and with a 
well-tinned and extra hot soldering iron 
applied a coat of solder all over the threaded 
portion. 

This was held before flame of torch un- 
til solder began to run. then given a shake 
and just enough solder was left on to make 
it fit snugly. 

If unable to get a tight joint, the faucet 
may be turned into the tee while solder is still warm and the 
threads in the tee will cut a new thread on the faucet so that it 
will be water tight. LEONARD MAZUR. 

(This same method may be applied to the threads on a bolt 
that has become too small to hold.) 

Soldering Kink No. 65 

Brazing Band Saws. 

Many people are put 

3 to great expense and 
Btlieir work unreasona- 
b 1 y delayed because 
they do not know how 
to braze their band 





saws. 

"Nokorode" 
best thins: in 



is the 
the world 
tvith which to braze a saw, and should be used "as follows: 

The lap end of saws are held in a brazing clamp and a little 
*Nokorode" Soldering Paste is then applied at the joint, and 
strips of solder are put in between. A hot iron underneath and 
one on top, clamping the two together, and the job is completed. 

E. F. BAKER. 



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ooidenng Kink No. LSI 







(It OSS SECTION Of 

Muffing wheel 



A Cheap Flashlight 

The lump is soldered at its 

i lutside terminal to one contact 

. such awaytl lal the 

i >therl iattei y contact will [ in >ss 

on thi ol lamp ani 1 com ■ 

e the current. 

POPULAR Ml OH \NICS 



Kink No I 

To Sweat a Buffing Wheel 
on a Shaft. 

Clean off the collar on the shaft, 
tin over with solder and Nokorode. 
Heat the shaft and slowly tap on 
the Buffing Wheel. 

When it has set it makes a tight 
joint that will withstand the blowa 
of a 25-pound hammer. 

T. O'HARA. 

iring Kii ;. 

Showing that the Art of Soldering is Useful even 
to a Society Man. 

Recently I bought a set of Pearl Shirt Studs 
and Cuff Links to wear with my dress shirt. 

The Shirt Studs were of the design shown in 
the sketch. 

These are made with the intention of putting 
a burr on the end of the rod at "A", 

After being used several times, however, the 
little burr wore down so that the rod would slide 
through the slot "B" at "C". 

Last evening when 1 went to put on my shirt 
I found that the rod would not stay in. 
It would keep slipping through the slot. 
I got out the "Nokorode" Solderkit and nut 
the very smallest portion of "Nokorode" that I could get on the 
point of a pin on the end of the rod. 

Then I heated the Soldering Iron on the Gas Stove in su< 
way there was a bubble of melted solder on the iron. 

I then laid the stud on a piece of board So as not to conrhrt 
the heat away too fast and held the Soldering iron unci' 
point so that just a little daub of solder stuck to the Shirt Stud 
at "A". 

It is now so securely fastened into the slot of the stud that 
it is impossible for it to be lost, and jet it will slide back and 
forth as designed. 

This saved me buying a new set of Studs for which I would 
have to pay at least .fe.50. 

The Solderkit cost me new only $1.00 and I will find uses for 
it continually. O. H. ROBINSON. 

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Soldering Kink No. 181 

Filling Flaws in Reliner Cores 

In reliner cores which 
j>5-.iNcnES are made of cast iron 
the flaws and sand holes 
are plugged "with lead at 
the foundry. Constant 
nse of the cores causes 
the pings to sink in, 
which makes warts on 
the reliner. 

To remedy this de- 
fect I tried several ways, 
including iron cement 
and babbit, without suc- 
cess, so I hit on the idea of soldering them — which is as follows: 
Taking a gonge chisel I cut out the old lead and doved in the 
sides of the hole to hold the plugs, then I polished the top of 
the hole with a file, applied "Xokorode"' and with a soldering 
iron and solder filled the hole, tinning at the polished top. 
Smooth with a fine rasp; it makes a plug you can scarcely find, 
and solder being harder than lead, it will last much longer. 

JOS. GROCOTT. 
Soldering Kink No. 198 

Nokorode Applier 

Take a piece of some 
springy metal and cut 
METOL a ' )l,u t 1$ i n ch longer than 
the diameter of the "Xo- 
korode" box lid and . ; £ 
inch wide. A piece of clock 
spring will answer the 
purpose very well. This 
will be always at hand 
when you wish to put 
the paste on any arti- 
cles to be soldered. It saves you from getting your knife blade 
all covered with paste, or you will not have to make a special 
piece of wood every time you are doing a job. 

A. GEMMELL. 
Soidering Kink No. 188 

Protecting Wire Insulation, Etc. While Soldering 
in Close Places 

Great care has to be taken in cases where soldering has to be 
done in conduits, cables and, in fact, any place where the blow- 
torch has to be used. If a piece of flexible sheet asbestos is 
secured the size of the opening where the soldering has to be 
done, and put between the wire to be soldered and the other 
wires or apparatus, you will find that a blow -torch can be used 
where otherwise you would have to use a soldering copper. A 
piece of asbestos carried around in the tool bag will be found 
a life saver many times. A. GEMMELL. 



NOKOROCK 
BOX LIP 



or OF LIP 




STRIP 

'A Inch. 



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Soldering KinkNo. 137-A 

Wiping Joints. 

The art of wiping a joint was considered in olden times to 
be one of the most important and difficult of the plumbers' 
business 

When the plumber was working on a new building and he 
was about ready to wipe a joint the cry was sent up for every- 
body to stop hammering or making noise and hold their breath, 
because the plumber was going to wipe a joint. It was also 
i idered necessary and of great importance to • have various 
kinds of solder in different pots, to do various wiping joints. _ 

When wiping brass to lead, it required a pot of one kind, 
and tin to lead, it required another pot with a different kind of 
g •liter in it, etc. 

Today the modern plumber uses one pot of solder and only 
one grade of solder on all the different processes, and if he is a 
rjhmiber who understands his business thoroughly he will use 

; NOKORODE SOLDERING PASTE for the most important part 

of the process - tinning, the joints. 

OUTFIT FOR WIPING A 
MOLESKIN JOINT— This consists of two 

wipe cloths, one usually caked 
mole skin (Fig. 1.). and one 
holder made of ticking (Fig. 2.). 
These are made in different 
sizes according to the length of 
the joint that is going to be 
wiped. 

Wipe cloths and holders meas- 
ure about V-. inch larger than 
the joint to be made. 

The most suitable solder for 
wiping a joint is termed Super- 
fine Solder, which is composed 
of ? parts lead to 1 part tin. 

FIG. 2. 




Fi<3 



HOLDER MADE OF 
TICKING 




Good wiping solder will turn 
bright after pouring, and is shiny 
in spots. 

This Solder should be melted in 
an iron pot. 

Solder is ready to pour when 
it will run from the ladle like 
water (Fig. 3.). 




FI6.3 



71 



LEAD PIPES TO BE 

JOINED TOGETHER 

CLEAN HERE 



«s!Dass 



Fk, 4 



cleaned 2 inch and the other ]A inches 



FIRST PROCESS IN WIPING 
A JOINT— 

The two pieces of lead pipe that are 
going to be joined together should be 
cleaned (Fig. 4), according to the 
length of wipe desired; this joint 
was wiped 2 inches, so one end was 



R i: Fl 




F 



One piece of pipe is made into a cone 
shape. To do this take a piece of wood or 
iron and beat the lead pipe to the shape 
you need. (Fig. 5.). 



The other piece of pipe to be 
joined, having been cleaned 1 l / g 
inches is placed into the cone shaped 
end (Fig. 6.), and then the large 



PIECE OF PAPER I IN. WIDE 
PASTED AROUND PIPE 

i 1 

imrnm' 



777771 

HUH'lltlMhl 



Fio. 7 



part of cone is hammered 
over slightly with a piece of 
iron or stick. (See Fig. 7.). 

When the joints are in posi- 
tion, take two strips of paper 
1 inch wide and paste them 
around the pipe at the edge 
of the part cleaned. (Fig. 7.). 
This will give you an even, 
smooth finish and will prevent 
the solder from sticking at 
these places. APPLY VERY SMALL 

CAUTION — After once cleaning QUANTITY OF 
the ends, either by scraping or fil- lv)OKORODE HERE 
ing, do not touch the shiny parts 4- 

with your hand or the solder will 
not adhere properly. 

Fig. 8 



E06E5 OF 
CONE HAM- 
MERED DOWN 



72 



SOLDER 



SECOND PROCESS, TIN- 
NING THE JOINT - This is 
possible by using a very small 

quantity of Nokorode Soldering Paste 
sither with a brush or a little on a cloth. 
Much care should be used in not apply- 
ing TOO MUCH NOKORODE. All that 
WITT ^ is necessary is to barely see slight traces 
of it on the pipe after it is done. The 
joint is noiv ready for tinning. [See Fig. 
8.]. 

PROCESS NO 3. - Take the holder in 
left hand and hold it in position under 
side of pipe (Fig. 9.). 
Begin to pour molten solder from 
ladle slowly in a circular motion 
[Fig.. 10.]. Catch surplus solderon 
holder. 
Continue to pour on the joint until 
it becomes semi- plastic, like solt 

irifwmmmiw^mMmmiN\ putty. 

y. "" '^j_ 'Jl W''v r !iLil^ ' Now bring the hand with the hol- 

der from underneath to the top so 
that the solder is all bunched on the 
upper side of joint. [Fig. 11.]. 

Take a little more molten 

solder in the ladle 
and pour on top of 
this. 

Just as soon as it 
begins to run like 
grease, put what you 
have on the holder 
right up close to the 
under side of the 
pipe. 

Put down ladle 
and with right hand take mole- 
skin, holding it as in (Figs. 12 an J 
13. 

Now bring the left hand to the 
top and bunch the solder on top 
again, as in (Fig. 11.). 

With the right hand and wip- 
ing cloth, wipe it with a downward motion, 
and continue to wipe all around until the 
two piece of pipe are shiny like tin. (See 
Fig. 14.). 




[Fieri o 




Fig. 11 



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Fig. )3 



CAUTiON— THE PROCESS OF TINNING 
THE JOINT IS THE MOST ESSENTIAL 
PART OF THE WHOLE BUSINESS. 

FINAL PROCESS OF WIPING JOINT— 
Repeat the same as Process No. 3. 

Quickly mould the bunched solder into 
the shape required and finish wiping joint, 
following the motions as in (Figs. 15, 16, 
17. 18.). 

Don't hurry, but work fast enough so that 
your solder does not get too cold, if it should 
get too cold pour more solder on joint and re- 
peat final process, and do so until you have 
made a good job, shown in (Fig. 19.) 

PRACTISE MAKES PERFECT. 

C. GEO. EDMOND. 

SHOWS JOINT 

WELL TINNED 



^" iU,t m B"""""U 



Fig. 14 




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F»<U9 





SOLDER 


Tinner's Solder 


Coarse 60% Lead 40% Tin 
Fine 50% " 50% " 


Plumber's Solder 

n n 


Coarse 75% Lead 25% Tin 
Fine 66 2/3% " 33 1/3% Tin 



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Soldering Kink No. 141 

Soldering Switch Contacts to Bolts 

In making a wheatstone bridge of the Dial switch 

pattern, I made the contacts in two pieces, it being 

easier to make and taking less material. The figure 

shows scheme. A is of brass, J4 inch high by 3/ & inch 

diam. B is copper wire threaded the entire length. 

To make a permanent connection of low resistance I 

soldered B into A. using Nokorode by all means for 

the parts must not corrode. First tin both parts 

as usual, holding them in a flame with pliers and 

screw B into A as tight as possible while holding them both in 

the flame. Shake off surplus solder and turn down in lathe or 

otherwise finish and a perfect joint is made. 

HARRY METCALF. 




Soldering Kink No. 142 
Soldering Gold Ring wilh Common Solder 




When a gold finger ring heroines broken it 
May be soldered by applying Nokorode in the 
break and running it full of soft solder. By 
holding it in an alcohol flame when the break 
is full of solder, firmly pr<'ss it together exclud- 
ing all the solder possible. When set, dress 
down and polish after which the break can 
scarcely be seen. 

HARRY METCALF. 




Soldering Kink No. 1 IS 

Soldering a Leaf Copper Brush 

In making up leaf copper brushes it is hard to 
keep the solder from running up too far on the 
brush. To avoid this the leaves are clamped in 
a vise allowing y 2 inch to -;4 inch projecting (ac- 
cording to size of brush), as shown in drawing. 
File top off flat and apply "Nokorode" and solder, 
well run in to hold brush firmly together, for 
when the vise is screwed up tight the leaves 
above slightly spread. Should solder tend to run 
down, the part near the vise will be cool and 
stop the flow. 

HARRY METCALF. 



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STOPPING A LEAK IN METAL ROOF 



77 




REPAIRING A MACHINE 



78 



Soldering Kink No. 144 



Assembling Induction Coils 




Apply Nokoroda 
f^SolderHere 



The appearance of the core of 
an induction coil can be greatly 
improved especially when it pro- 
jects through head of coil: by 
dressing end off smooth with 
a file, applying Nokorode and 
running in solder. When solder cools dress down and a neat 
job is obtained. Tins holds the core, which is made from 
a bundle of soft iron wires, together, prevents humming and 
due to high resistance of solder is not affected by eddy currents 
or rather offers a high resistance path for currents set up in the 
core itself. Usually a metal cap is fitted over the end of core to 
present a finished appearance and as this forms a short cir- 
cuited secondary really reduces the effective electromotive force 
of the coil. 

HARRY METCALF. 

Soldering Kink No. 145 

Broken Water Pipes 



PIPE JACKET PATCH BREAK 



C 



OnclnchlxpXX- 1 JACKET ' 

A-QU1CK-TEMP0RARYGALVANIZEDIR0NP1PE-REPAIR 



Clean around 
the break thor- 
oughly and tin 
it well. Then 
cut a piece of 
galvanized iron 
as shown, bend 
it to fit the 
pipe and solder 
it on w e 1 1. 

Hold it in place with a wire wound around until you have sol- 
dered both ends, then solder all around it. Make a jacket as 
shown and put the seam on the opposite side from the break. 
Hold it snugly against the pipe with wire until the seam and 
both ends well soldered. When the water is turned on, 
vou will find it is as secure as before it was broken. 

A. GEMMELL. 

Soldering Kink No. 146 

Taking Knock Out of Ford Car 

When a Ford car becomes noisy 
and needs a new set of bearing3 
on the connecting rods or pistons, 
the old bearings may be scraped 
bright and freed from oil and a 
babbet run in with a hot iron 
while holding bearings in the flame 
of a blow torch and using Noko- 
rode as a flux; babbit metal as a 
solder and an iron to smooth it 
down. With a little care the babbit may be approximately made 
the correct shape and then the bearings may be scraped and fit- 




ted as usual. 



HARRY METCALF. 



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Soldering Kink No. 147 



Sweating 

About the best way to make 
a good job of sweating, when 
flat surfaces are to be joined, is 
to clean both surfaces and file 
or scrape until they fit perfect- 
ly, then with a clean cloth give 
both surfaces a light coat of 
"Nbkorode" put a sheet of tin 
foil the size of the pieces be- 
tween. Press firmly together 
and apply heat to both pieces 
if possible. When the tin foil melts, press firmly together and 
allow to cool. Sometimes one may put his work on a tot stove 




r-j% 



lid, removing to cool. 



HARRY METCALF. 



Soldering Kink No 1 1M 



Making a Charcoal Stove 

n A good temporary 

charcoal stove can easily 
and quickly be made 
from a piece of ordinary 
stove pipe about 14 
JJ4|-ui_,A PiG 2. F,n -» inches long, as follows: 

First cu* with tin 
snips about 1 and 'one- 
half inches apart all around the pipe, as shown in Fig. 1. Now 
cut a hole for irons about 2 inches above this and bend every 
other leaf, A. B. C in, at right angles to sides of stove to form 
the grate. The ones that are not bent form the legs of stove 
and when leaves are bent in look about like Fig. 2. Fig. 3 shows 
complete stove with lid on top by means of which draft is regu- 
lated. HARRY METCALF 



FlGl & 



Ln_nJ 

Fie3 



Soldering Kink No. 140 



Adjusting Speed of a Vibrator 

The vibrator on medical or spark 
coils may be made to run very 
slowly by attaching a piece of wire 
solder as shown. The part must be 
cleaned and tinned, using Nokorode 
for a flux, and several inches of sol- 
der as shown. To adjust cut off some 
of the solder, which makes vibrator 

work faster. With about 2 inches of solder it runs very slowly, 

which is desirable for some treatments. 

HARRY METCALF. 




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Soldering Kink NoT I 3< 




generates. 



Generating Blow Torches 

When one is generating a blow 
torch in the wind it sometimes be- 
haves badly, puffing and shooting 
streams of gasoline. If one holds the 
torch close to a, brick, stone or cement 
wall; so flame strikes the wall and 
reflects, it will soon be working all 
right. Sometimes it is also convenient 
to light a stick and hold under the 
burner to make it hotter, until it 
HARRY METCALF. 



Soldering Kink No. 139 



Handy Test Clips 




Two ice picks with wires 
soldered to shanks make 
dandy test connectors or 
clips for test sets. The steel 
is scraped bright, wires are 
wrapped around and "ISTokorode" is applied and wires soldered 
to steel, as shown above at A and B. Connections may be made 
to insulated wire coils by sticking the sharp points through in- 
sulation which does not harm it like cutting or scraping. 

HARRY METCALl 



Soldering Kink No. 149 



Copper 



Commutator 




SPECIAL SOLDERING IRON FOR COMMUTATORS 



Special Soldering Iron for Commutators 

When commutators have to be 
removed from motor or gener- 
erator armatures trouble is 
often experienced when un- 
soldering the wires running to 
each segment on the armatures. 
This is because the ordinary 
soldering iron has not enough 
ng surface, which makes a very long and tedious job. The 
drawing shows how the special iron lays on the commutator 
and three or more segment wires can be unsoldered at one heat- 
ing. The bottom and side surfaces should be tinned just the 
same as the points on the irons. The best results can be ob- 
tained if the soldering paste is put on the part to be unsoldered. 
Some persons are under the impression that JSTokorode paste is 
only for soldering but if you wish the quickest and best job use 
a little paste when unsoldering anything. 

A. GEMMELL. 




FIG. I 



Soldering Kink No.loH 

Soldering No. 40 Enamelled Magnet Wire Coils. 

Tn making high resistance 
coils of No. 40 enamel in- 
sulated .magnet wire it is 
often necessary to make a 
joint in the wire. 

For a number of years T 
have been doing this very 
successfully by the use ot 
"Xokorode." 

The enamelled insulation 

on the wire I first remove 

with an ordinary ink erases 

the same as used by stenographers, as I find that this eraser 

takes off the insulation very nicly, but does not score or scratch 

the copper wire. 

It is my custom to hold the end of ' the wire on the ball of my 
thumb and rub the eraser over it at that time (Fig. 1) then when 
the insulation is removed it is only necessary to lay the two 
wires together, dip the solder into the can of Paste, and rub the 
"Nokorode" from the solder over the wire so that only a little of 
the Flux is applied to the wire. 

I then run the solder with the Flux over the end of the hot 
soldering iron, which leaves a drop of the solder already fluxed 
on the point of the iron, and then by touching the joint with 
the tip of the soldering iron enough solder is applied to make a 
perfect joint. 

Another method of removing the insulation on enamelled wire 
is to heat the wire in a flame and dip in alcohol. 

When many coils are being 
made I have founcT it a great 
convenience to have a small 
soldering copper made of No. 
4 or No. 6 copper wire sharp- 
ened to a point or chis< 
edge (Fig. 2) and tinned in 
the regular way. 

This I heat over an alcohol 
or Bunson flame, being careful to heat it back of the point, and 
tin with ordinary wire solder. 



*A OR # 6 COPPER 

TIME! 
FIG. 2 



*40R*8 COPPER 

l6 TO 8 TURNS # 24 RESISTANCE WIRE 




AMCA 7 / 
RETURN WIRE 



TERAUMALS 
ASBESTOS 



FIG. 3 



To keep a uniform 
heat on this soldering 
iron I have made an 
electrically heated iron 
as shown in sketch 
(Fig. 3) that works 
very successfully. On a 
length of No. 4 or No. 
6 copper wire I put a 



layer of mica as shown in the sketch, then put a number of 
turns of No. 24 to No. 26 German Silver, "Nichrome" or "Cli- 
max" resistant wire with an air space in between each turn. 



82 



This coil is then covered with another layer of mica to insulate 
tne return wire, as shown in the sketch. Both wires are then 
brought back through the wooden handle of the soldering iron, 
and connected with terminals in the base of the handle. I then 
cover the entire coil with two or three layers of sheet asbestos to 
retain the heat. 

By connecting this soldering iron in series with a 16- candle po- 
wer lamp on a HO volt AC or DC current, I keep my iron at a 
uniform temperature all the time and do not burn the tinning off 
the end of the iron. In case it should not be found hot enough 
when connected in series with a 16-candle power lamp, a 32-can- 
dle power lamp may be used, thus increasing the current. 

I have used nothing but "Nokorode" for this work for a num- 
ber of years, and cannot speak too highly of it. 

T. S. CURTIS. 



Soldering Kir.k No. 180 
Attaching Broken Wire to Lug 

CARBON 



STORAGE 
"BATTERY 



luh 




T was caught in a 
strange private garage 
with a stranded wire 
broken from a lug. The 
garage had no torch and 
as the wire was too short to wrap around binding post, I had 
; the lug on; this is how I got the heat. I secured a car- 
bon from an old dry cell and with a wire I connected it to jne 
side of the storage battery of the car, with another wire con- 
nected to the other side of battery. I connected its loose end 
on wire I wanted to put lug on about 1 inch from the lug. then by 
touching the lug with the carbon I secured the heat, and with a 
little "Nokorode" taken from a sample from mv pocket the job 
was easy. THOS. F. GOLLE^. 




Soldering Kink No. 207 

Position Dots or Frets for Stringed Instruments 

Cheap guitars and mando- 
lins usually have no position 
dots. Even on instruments 
that do have them they are 
liable to become loose, 
broken or lost. By drilling 
several small holes as shown, 
the finger board may be run 
full of solder. Small holes are 
shown at A and B in figure. 
The solder is run in with an 
iron and when set can be 
dressed down with a file. 
This makes a good position 
dot and is not liable to 
work loose and if instru- 
ments are in use does not 
have a chance to tarnish. 
HARRY METCALF. 



RUN SOLDERIN HERE 




CROSS SECTION OF FINGER BOARD 
SHOWING METHOD OF DRILLING 
HOLES TO ASSURE RETENTION OF 
SOLDER 



83 



Soldering Kink No. 208 
Drinking Fountain for Chicken*. 



SOLDER 
HERE 



SMALL 
PIE PLATE 



plate. 



SOLDER 
HERE 




Take 



Karo or 



Cottolene tan; cut a 
large hole in the tup, 
li. siding the edges 
■.!">. 11 to make a 
smooth surface. Bore 
lour of five small 
Imli'S >," in diam 



eter 
the 

the 
side 



about 



;-i 



from 



top 
top 



and solder 
to the in- 
a tin pie 



This is a very fine thing for baby chicks, and it a larger foun- 
tain is needed, for full-grown hens a larger can and tin plate 
may be used. A - <*EMMELL. 



Soldering Kink No. 20 i 
Small Wire Connections in Large Binding Post 

Une ■ .ten has to put a small wire in a 
large i aiding post, which does not screw 
down far enough to clamp wire, or the screw 
is somewhat small and wire gets between 
screw and side of hole as shown. To make 
a good connection) scrape t 1m- wire for a dis- ^re 
tanee of (5 times the diameter of binding 
posi and double it ou 

itself 4 or 5 times as i jg|. 

shown, leaving about l 
an inch or so of bare 

wire to wrap around the doubled parts to hold them together 
Now apply "Nokorode"' and run full of solder. This saves solder- 
ing on a 'clip or lug and makes a good job, Enough wire can 
be left to give a wrap or two (B) around insulation to keep it 

from raveling. „... . T ,, 

BARRY METCALF. 




Soldering Kink No. 2 OH 
Soldering Small Work to Latho Face Plate. 

I (*nd the stunt of soldering many small articles to the face 
plate of a lathe the quickest way of chucking them. .Man;, 
articles can only be chucked in this manner, due to their irregular 
shape or size. 1 got the idea from seeing a jeweler cement lii- 
woik to a chuck in his lathe. I have made a brass face plate ami 
use ii about as much as I do my scroll chuck; even use it for 
:•■'■ oring small motor bearings. 

HARRY METCALF, 



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Soldering Kink No. 210 
Tinning Small Tools to Pre vent. Rusting. 

Any one who uses fine tools knows how hard it is to keep them 
from rusting. 1 tried an experiment on a small steel rule which 
I haJ polished and sand-papered so much that the figures and 
graduations were becoming faint. 

I cleaned the rule thoroughly, applied "Nokorode" and tinned 
it, wiping all surplus solder off with a piece of canvas moistened 
in "Nokorode," until L looked like silver plated. I used block tin 
as a solder, and while it turns a little after a while, it is easily 
rubbed up witli a piece of cloth, and when tarnished it is much 
easier to read than when rusty. 

This could be applied to many small tools. Overheating must 
be avoided as it is apt to draw the temper. 

HARRY METCALF. 

Soldering Kink No. 200 

Repairing Leaky Valve 

tv ^ The following can easily be applied to most any 

111 ' JY ' " kind of a valve which has become leaky or worn. 
An ordinary globe valve is shown. Brass part fits 
against valve seat B. To repair take valve apart, clean 
part A on bottom and around edge and apply N'oko- 
rode on these surfaces. Now proceed to give it a heavy 
tinning, as smoothly as possible. Assemble valve and 
tighten up, using wrench on stem so as to mak° or 
force A to seat perfectly with B. This completes 
the job and valve is good for considerable more 

HARRY METCALF. 



service. 




Soldering Kini; No. 202 

Corrode Proof Electrical Connections 

One of the principal causes of 
electrical troubles is dirty or cor- 
roded connections, as copper, brass 
^Oj^^_ J J.r^ J anc ^ bronze very easily corrode, 

especially in places where they are 
exposed to dampness. If these parts 
are thoroughly cleaned and covered 
with soldering paste and then dipped into a pot of solder; which 
should not Ise too hot; a good coating is obtained. Other articles 
that are subject to corrosion may be treated the same way and 
you may rest assured that these parts will always look- neat 
and clean at very little expense. 

A. GEMMF.I.T.. 



85 



Soldering Kink No. 2 J 1 

Repairing Cracked Cast Iron Radiator. 

I recently had a section of my steam radiator crack, on account 
of being frozen. I tried several soldering pastes, but to no avail; 
so at last I tried "Nokorode" and it worked tine. 

The radiator being cast iron, I smoothed the part near the 
crack with a fine file and then made a circle with some bread 
dough around the crack, after which I put a light layer of 
"Nokorode"' on the crack and inside the circle of dough. 

I then put a, thin layer of solder in the circle of dough, and. 
after cooling, I took the dough away; the layer of solder was 
fast, and I filed it down smooth to the surface of the radiator; 
found the crack was filled and O. K. I applied a little gilt. The 
mend is not noticeable, and the cost of a new section of radiator 
sav.l CHARLES M. BANKS. 

Soldering Kink No. 2 14 

Fixing Worn Threads on Carbureter Valves 

We have a 60 B Horse Power Tractor. It had been used for 
four years when the regulating valves in the carburetor were 
worn in the thread so much that one could not regulate the mix- 
ture properly. New regulating valves would not do in the worn 
threads, so I cleaned the threads on the brass regulating valves, 
soldered r coating over them, cut away the solder with my jack- 
knife a little, screwed each one in with a socket wrench so the 
threads on the carburetor, cut the surplus solder away, and now 
the regulating valves fit just as tightly as new ones and the 
engine works like a new one. ROY CUAIX 

Soidering Kink No. 213 
Tinning Small Brass Tubing. 

Recently it was desired to fix some brass tubing mi the fumes 
of chlorine on a water filter would have no affect on the brass. 
The tubing was 20 feet long and painting had unsuccessfully been 
tried on other pipe. Finally the pipe was tinned as follows, and 
is now proof against fumes: 

A ladle full of tin was melted, the tubing thoroughly sand- 
papered amd rubbed with a cloth saturated with "Nokorode," 
coiled up, and dipped into the molten tin. The surplus was imme- 
diately shaken off on removing from the ladle, and the tubing had 
nn even coating of tin. 

HARRY METCALF. 

Soldering Kink No. 20G 

Making Lamp Cord Serve as a Belt. 

I needed a round belt, and, not having any round leather belt- 
ing at hand, I took an electric lamp cord, twisted the ends to- 
gether, and soldered the splice. The belt has been doing service 
for some time and is still in good condition. In order that the 
belt will run smoothly, have the surplus solder well wiped, par- 
ticularly if the belt runs over a pulley of small diameter. 

FRED H. M. DUNSEITH. 



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Soldering Kink No. 157 

Repairing Broken Arm on Lighting Fixture. 
FLAME LAMPS 




SCREWED TO WALL 



I was working 
on some very ex- 
pensive imported 
fixtures, and when 
the job was nearly 
finished, one ot 
the fixtures was 
found with an 
arm broken off. 
The owner of the 
house, having got- 
ten the fixtures 
from an old 
Chateau in 
France, said the 
only people that 
could fix it was a 
French firm irt 
New York City. 
To send it away, would have delayed the job q^ite t while, so 
after thinking it over he consented to let my partner and my 
self fix it, which we did in the following manner: 

We first borrowed a plumber's gasoline fire pot. The break 
being clean, did not need any preparing. The fixture was of 
very heavy brass and required a great heat, while heatinp we 
kept putting on a little "Nokorode, and when both parts were 
heated enough to make solder run, we pressed them together 
and cooled with a wet cloth. As it wa^ an antique, it did not 
require polishing, and on the whole we made a strong, neat job. 
Enclosed you will find a drawing as near as I can remember 
«f the design. It was originally made for candles. 

F. J. ALTERSITZ. 



BROCK EN HR 
BRAZED WITH 
NOKORODE 
/5ND SOLDER 




CUPS- 
PRILLED 
POR WIRE 
-WIRE ON 
BACKOrflftM 




Soldering Kink No. 16S 

Repairing Broken Gasoline Pipes. 

A small tube that 
BROKEN PIPE was soldered in the 

inside of the broken 
pipe was made from, 
a piece of tin, and 
waa bent in the 
proper shape, by 
using a nail some- 
what near the diameter of the inside of the pipe. If the tube 
is made a snug fit, and everything cleaned and soldered properly, 
you will have a pipe as strong as a new one. Do not hcve the 
soldering iron too hot, as it will be liable to sweat too much 
solder into the main pipe. If care is taken, a good job can be 
done in a short time. 

A. GEMMELL. 




TIN TUBE 



87 




tb 



^SOLPEREP 
HERE 



Soldering Kink No. 159 

Soldering Cap on Bicycle Pump. 

Every bicycle pump I have ever 
had, the cap at top would pull off, 
if too long strokes were taken, and 
let the plunger pull out. Tins is 
due to t li ; .j tubing at:d poor threads. 
However, \ have fix d one, so it does 
not pull off. ::: ! <■ time can 

be easily removed, if necessary, to 
repair pump, 

The cap and cud of tube arc 
cleaned of all oil. or grease, scraped 
bright, "Nokorode'' applied and sol- 
dered to the tubing ail the way 
around. A small hole can now be 
drilled near the top to oil the 
plunger occasionally and pump need 
not be taken apart only to renew 

plunger, or repair inside, and if it has to be removed, solder can 

auickly be melted and top screwed off. 

HARRY METCALF. 



Soldering Kink No. 161 
Repairing Fountain Fen. 

1 had previous- 
ly tried severai 



CZQ 



4 LAPS OF COPPER WIRE 
TIN ALL AROUND 



CRRCK IN BARREL 




jewelers on the 
feasability of put- 
ting a small band 
on the split end 



of a Simplefiller Fountain Pen; all said the cost would be too 
great for the recovery. 

As I have had the pen for a numbei of years and was used 
to it, I did not wish to let it go for a new one, so tried your 
"Nokorode," with the result that the pen is just as serviceable 
as ever. The job ehould cost less than 2f> cents. 

.ROBERT A. ANDERSON. 



Soldering Kink No. 

Improved Soldering-iron Handles 

V>m\' a hole in 
the handle of the 
iron 



-ASBESTOS 



r/ 4 " or 

larger than 
diameter cf 



Vs" 
the 
the 



shank if possible, and roll thin sheet of asbestos around the 
ink about one-half the depth of the hole. Then insert and 
h a small Milking tool, caulk the asbestos in firmly, break 
i i some small bits and caulk to the top of the hole. This will 
abolish loose handles, caused by shank or handle, and will help 
to keep handle cool. 

A. GEMMELL. 



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Soldering Kink No. 169 
Surface Cleaner for Soldering Purposes 

BRASS OR COPPER HANDLE; 




STEEL WIRE BRISTLES 



COPPER OR BR^SS WIF? 



Hero is a kink that I hope you will find suitable to print in 
Soldering - Kinks. While cleaning surfaces in preparation for 
soldering, especially in places where it is hard to get at with 
the knife blade, file, sandpaper or emery cloth, a surface cleaner 
of the style of the enclosed drawing will answer the purpose 
0. K. The steel wire bristles I obtained out of an old file 
cleaner. The brass or copper handle is tapered like shown in 
tl. • drawing, the point is thoroughly cleaned and the steel wires 
or bristles are placed around it, and brass or copper wire is 
wound around them to keep them in place. Do not wind the 
wire too closely together. Then put some "Xokorode" Paste on 
and heat it so that it will run all in between the wires, then 
sweat some solder in around them and you will have a '"cleaner" 
that will last a life-time. 

The idea of making the "cleaner" tapered is that it can be got 
into deep places, such as inside of cooking utensils, etc. The 
tapered end of the handle should be made a little rough so that 
the solder and wires will hold better. This is a very handy 
tool. A. GEMMELL. ' 



Soldering Kink Nc- 194 
Soldering Copper Sheets Together 

WOOC? . SCREWS 

T was having trouble 
in soldering sheets o 1 " 
copper together, face to 
face. These sheets were 2 
inch x 2 inch square, and 
the soldering had to be 
a neat job. I tried sev- 
eral methods and fluxes 
COPPER SHEETS BO'ARP and here is the best re- 

sults I got: I took a piece of wood, like the drawing, with a 
smooth surface. I then cleaned the surface of the sheets thor 
oughly and put a thin coating of "Xokorode" on them. I Ik ■•■ 
put a double sheet of good clean tinfoil in between the sheets 
of copper to be soldered and used a good hot soldering iron. 
This method worked to perfection. A. GEMMELL. 




89 




REPAIRING ELECTRIC LIGHTING FIXTURE 



?0 



Soldering Kink No. l-' : 

Safety Solder Pot Rest, 



FIG.1. 




XPRINGf 

fl/BE/TO/ 
i/HEGT 

IRON 



Fig. 1 shows a 
safety solder pot 
rest; three spring3 
are riveted to the 
sheet metal with 
a piece of sheet 
rsbestos in be* 
tween. When the 
pot is taken from 
the fire, it is set 
on this rest and 



the springs grip 
it firmly (Fig. 2) and it can be act down anywhere without 
danger of charring, or setting fire to anything. It also can be 
removed easily. A. GEMMELL, 

Soldering Kink No. 150 

Repairing Burned Commutator. 




N0M5R0OVE 
nitEP WITH 
SOLDER 

COMMUTATOR 

BARS 

C=MICA INSULATtO! 
BETWEEN BARS 



.2- BARS 
CUT APART 



N03 SAW *!UT 
FILLED WITH 
PLAZ M5CA 

OR POWDERED 
MICA&SHELLAC 



An armature of a motor had been running for some time 
with several open circuited coils in it, which had burned the 
surface of the commutator very badly, and at one point the 
heavy flashing had burned a deep groove between two bars. 

When the winding was repaired, it was a w necessary to re- 
pair the commutator, or else turn it down to get the grooves 
out. The following method was used to repair the commutator: 

Scrape the grooves clean, also the top of the mica between 
the bars, then apply some "Nokorode" and fill the grooves with 
solder; take a hack-saw blade about as thick as the mica be- 
tween the bars and cut through the solder separating the bars 
fill the saw cut with plaz-mica, or a thick paste made of pow 
dered mica and shellac. 

This method saved about *A" copper on the commutator. 

T. SCHUTTER, 



91 



Soldering Kink No. L60 
Makeshift Plumbers' Trap. 



SOLDER HERE 




PIPE 

1 



TIN CAN 
PIPE 



A makeshift water trap 
can easily be made by tak^ 
ing a tin can, with both 
ends in, and punching a 
hole in each end and sol- 
dering in the two pipes. Be 
sure each pipe goes beyond 
the centre of can, as shown 
in figure. Punch the holes 
such a size that pipe fits 
quite closely, apply "ISToko- 
rode" and run a little solder 
around the joint and the job 
is done. 

HARRY METCALF. 



Soldering Kink No. 1 ( i 4 

Soldering With Electric Sad Iron. 

Any good Electric 



^ 



f3® 



Laundry Iron will 
readily melt solder 
and can be used for 
small soldering in 
enuTgency cases, or 
around the house, 
soldering pans, etc. 
The point could also 
be tinned, which 
would be an im- 
provement. I have 
used two electric 
irons with current 
turned on to sweat 
two pieces of thin 
sheet copper togeth- 
er, where some pres- 
sure had to be applied along with the heat. The two surfaces 
were both tinned and placed between the irons and when sweat- 
ed together, current turned off and irons separated when cook 
An iron turned upside down, and current on, is also handy to 
lay a large article upon to furnish additional heat, when the 
eoldering iron is most too small to properlv heat the object. 

HARRY METCALF. 




92 



Soldering Kink No. 1 ■ ■ • ■ 
Broken Treasures Saved by Soldering. 



s=? 




mU VJASE METAL JARDINGRE-BRflSI BASKET 

A silver bud vase was sort as a Christmas present, but ar- 
rived in two pieces, the stem broken from the vase. A little 
"Nokorode" on edges of the break, a few drops of solder, care- 
fully applied to make the joint" neat, repaired the damage in a 
few moments and the vase is as good as new. 

A leg is broken from a brass jardiniere and must either be 
consigned to the dust heap, or be propped up by a book or block 
of wood. A few drops of solder, a touch of "Nokorode," and it 
is as "good as new.'' 

A brass basket, as illustrated, came through in a trunk, with 
the handle broken from the basket. It was a small job to solder 
the handle back to the basket, just a little "Nokorode," and a 
bit of solder, making the article O. K. again. 

R. D. BRIEM. 

Soldering Kink No. L65 
Soldering SteeS Plate to Gasoline Engine Tank. 



STEEL PLATE 
SOLDERED TO 
GASOLINE TANK 



XH^ 



With "Nokorode/' 
I soldered a steel 
plate onto our gaso- 
line engine tank to 
screw the pipe into. 
I got the plate from 
the blacksmith and 
both he and the hard- 
ware man in town 
said I could never 
make the solder slick 
on it, but it d ; d 
stick because I used 
"Nokorode" and nev- 
er leaks air. ^s<> 

line. 

ROY COAO 



G 3 



TANK 



Soldering Kink No. 152 

Soldering Pipe Into a Tank. 

— p If the tank happens to be full, the 

| easiest way is to saw two slits in the 
end of the pipe at right angles to each 
other and bending them up at right 
angles to the pipe as shown. This 
gives more soldering surface and maker, 
a stronger job. Clean the tank where 
it is desired to attach pipe and tin with 
a hot iron and "Nokorode." Next tin 
the pipe and solder same to tank, a 
flame from a blow torch may be re- 
quired to do this and solder may be 
wiped with a piece of canvas dipped 
J into "Nokorode" as a wiping cloth and 
making a wiped joint. 

If the tank is full, the hole is punched 
from the inside after pipe is soldered into place. 

If the pipe is sawed and turned up a distance equal to \]/ 2 or 
2 times the diameter of the pipe and if the tank is tin, or ordi- 
nary galvanized iron, the above joint will stand more than the 
tank, if the work is properly done. 

HARRY METCALF. 



LCD 



PIPE 



Soldering Kink No. 156 



SOLDER HERE 



Fixing Worn Teeth of Cog- Wheel. 

Some time ago 
we were hav- 
ing considerable 
trouble with «• 
centrifugal pump, 
of the cog-wheel 
type, and upon in- 
vestigation we 
found that the 
teeth had become 
worn on the ends, 
due to worn bear- 
ings, allowing the 
teeth to make 
contact with the 
sides of casing. 
We cleaned the surface of each tooth, applied solder to them, 
after which we put them in a lathe, and trued them to size. 
This made a very neat and substantial job, after which the 
pump worked very satisfactory for a long period. 

E. R MANLEY. 




PINION 
TOOTH 



94 




Soldering Kink No. 154 
Handy Holder For Chauffeur's License. 

BACK VIEW XIPEVIEW Chauffeurs' Li- 

censes are not the 
rip i / \ easiest things in the 

world to hook up or 

take off of one's 

clothes. This is the 

scheme I use, and 

have used for the 

past five years. 

: . Procure a patent 

clip (Fig. 1), scrape 

the back of license and clip so it ^ ill be bright. Apply "No- 

korode*' on license and clip. Apply a 'drop of solder on license. 

and then both can be soldered together. The whole job will 

appear like Fig. 2 when completed. 

With this attachment the license can be held on securely, or 
taken off in the fraction of a second. 

V. J. EUBANYI. 




Soldering Kink No. 1 5 1 
Repairing a Worn Shaft. 



a 



PERFECT SHAFT 



(OT 



WORN 3HA 



el!Q 



T h e drawings 
show one perfect 
shaft, a n d one 
worn shaft. Not 
having a lathe, 
and wanting the 
worn shaft to be 
'■'good as new," I filed the worn part a little deeper all around, 
then drilled a 1 '16" hole at A, wrapped it with soft brass wire 
fastened with a drop of solder at B. and soldered the wire to 
the shaft all around. Then, with a file, dressed it down nearly 
to the size of the good shaft, and finished it with emery cloth. 
This gave it a brass bearing and it ran like a new one. The 
wire should be twice the thickness of the depth of the groove. 
If groove is ctft 1/32" the. wire should be 1/16". It takes but 
a few minutes to do this work. I forget to state that before 
wrapoing wire I placed one end in drilled holes. 

W. H. GRIFFITH. 



Soldering Kink No. 1 i i 

How To Remove Heat Tarnish 

Take. a clean piece of cloth and dip it in "Xokorode"' Soldering 
Paste and then dip it- into whiting, and rub the tarnished parts 
thoroughly, and with very little effort you will have the appa- 
ratus looking the same as ever. A. GEMMELL, 



95 



Soldering Kink No. 1 76 
Adjustable Soldering Stand 



TAP THIS 
JflW 



RIVETS 




Nfc 



HEAVY <M]y 
STEEL V \ 
SPRING 



RIVETS 



THUMB 
SCREW 




/^N /^ 



IRON 
BASE 



Here is a drawing of an adjustable holder for holding articles 
while soldering. This is a great labor saver, as the articles can be 
.■screwed in the jaws and can be put into any position you wish. 
The jaws are made in this way so that pans, kettles or any 
household utensils can be held in them easily. 

The rivets in the adjustable joints should be tightened up 
so the joints can be moved without much exertion, but should 
be stiff enough so they will not move while you are doing a piece 
of work. The thumbscrew should have a shoulder where it is 
marked X. The solid part of the jaw should be tapped. I d« 
not give any dimensions, as the maker can build one to suit his 
requirements. A. GEMMELL. 

Soldering Kink No. J 8 ( J 
Filling Drill Holes in Castings 




DRILLED 
TOO PEEP 




I have experienced much trouble on account of many of th« 
students drilling one of the holes too deep in the pump casa 
shown on blue print, but by the use of solder I saved many of 
these castings from going to the scrap pile. 

BROTHER DENIS, C. S. C. 



96 



Soldering Kink No. 175 
Fixing Worn Part of Rocking Lever 

LEVER [ROCKING] 




PLATE 



Cut represents a rocking lever (B) and a driving cam (A). 

The i: i (A) revolving on shaft wears lever as shown at (C). 

(D) shows that by dressing out worn place with a file and 
tinning same with the use of "Nokorode" and tinning another 
email piece of brass or steel the size of the groove the two can 
fee sweated together by holding the soldering iron on them 
and they will be as good or better than new. The small piece 
should be thicker than the depth of the grove so that it can be 
filed down to correspond with width of fork. The screw at (E) 
and (F) is supposed to. take up lost motion, but it draws it to- 
£• " cr too much at the top and is not satisfactory for good 
v. oik. W. H. GRIFFITH 



Soldering Kink No. 1 74 
Blowpipe Attachment to Soldering Copper 



AIRTUBG 




A common soldering copper may be continuously heated by a 
blowpipe attached to the copper stem by a simple clamp, as is 
ehown in the cut. In this way more rapid work is possible by 
the solderer because of a uniform heat and a clean point. Fifty 
per cent, in labor and much more in gas is saved in this way. 

The clamp is made of two pieces of flat steel, slightly curved 
in each end, to form over the pipe and stem, with a clamp screw 
in the center. OTTO CARLBORG. 



97 



S< 1 1 cli -en p.; Kink No. L8C3 
A Simple Charcoal Furnace 



■STOP FOR HANDLE POWPER CRN 



BENE FEET 
HERE —J 




Vinch HOLES 




YzInchMOLCS SHEET IRON 



[7TJ 
GRGTE 



Here is a drawing of a simple and practical furnace for heat- 
ing soldering irons, or can be used for heating a solder pot-. The 
Btop for the handle is intended to keep it from getting too hot. 
I did not give any dimensions for the size of the spout as some 
might want to heat as many as two or three irons at the same 
time, therefore, they can make it large enough to suit their' re- 
quirements. A. GEMMELL. 



IRON 
COSING 

FIRE CLOY 
MIXTURE 
IinchTHICK 



Soldering Kink No. ! 90 
A Home-made Gas Furnace 

m 




Here is a -drawing <m how to make a simple gas furnace for 
heating soldering irons. The small gas plate can be bought at 
any Jive and ten cent store. The casing can be made out of 
heavy galvanized iron — A. is the front view, l'>. the side view and 
('.'the back view. The vent hole should not be made any larger 
than I 1 -/' in diameter. The gas plate should be placed in the 
middle of the furnace, a hole should be made in the side of the 
furnace so the nipple on the gas plate can project out through 
it. The drawing shows how simple one of the furnaces are to 
make. 

Here is how the (day mixture is made. Mix 10 parts good, 
(dean iron filings or borings and 10 parts dry pulverized (day. 
Be sure to mix thoroughly, then pour on enough vinegar for 
thoroughly kneading until the whole is in a uniform plastic 
mass. Then v\et the inside of the furnace with thick clay water, 
stand the furnace on end. and with a putty knife the (day lining 
can he put oh in a short time. Use the mixture right away, as 
it will harden in a short time. After you have it in place; let 
it set for a day or so; after you'have had the gas plate lit for an 
hour or so the clay mixture will be as hard as fire brick. Make 
the hole in the side of the furnace large enough so that the v gas 
plate can be put in easily. A. GEA1MELL. 



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Soldering Kink No. 201 

Lamp Domes That Have To Be Re-Soldered 

Many articles have to be thrown away, such as lamps, domes, 
gas fixtures, etc., beeause they have been broken or have come 
apart where they have been soldered, and the owners think if 
they are re-soldered they will look badly. 

Some have covered these parts with silver or gold bronze, but 
the bronze does not hold its color and will flake off. The fol- 
lowing method has overcome this trouble: 

After the article has been soldered put on a thick coat of 
bronze and let it dry thoroughly. Then give the bronzed parts 
a coat of spar varnish, and you will have a job that will stand 
the test. " A. GEMMELL, 



Soldering Kink No. 193 




PIT HOLE/ 



Filling Pit Holes in Castings 

The cut shows a fly wheel. It is not 
only difficult but almost impossible to 
secure these castings without pit holes, 
which detract from the appearance of 
the wheel after it is polished. To over- 
come this difficulty I filled the holes 
with solder and scraped it smooth. 
The result was wonderful. 

BROTHER DENIS, C. S. C. 



ooldering Kink No. 17 1 



To Securely Fasten a Switch Lever Screw to Base 




SOLPER 

I herewith enclose a sketch of a little wrinkle I have been 
using for some time by the use of "Xokorode." _ 

To securely fasten a switch lever screw to a base m such a 
manner that it cannot become loose, and without using a nut 
under the base, simply make the required size hole on the top 
side of the base to accommodate the screw used, and on the bot- 
tom is made a larger opening, screw down the lever to the re- 
quired position, letting the screw come through the opening as 

S Ptece the connecting wire in the hole or space, apply a little 

"Nokorode" and with the hot soldering iron fill the_ hole with 

solder; the screw as well as the connecting wire is securely 
fastened. 

99 



Soldering Kink No. 19 1 
Repairing Bell Circuit on Telephone 

I saved a telephone 




W- SMALL WIRES 
X- 30LPER 



and quite a bit <>f, 
trouble, too. by "mend- 
ing" my own phone. 

The tiny insulated 
wires became loose from 
receiver liar inside box 
■ — ones that connected with batteries — my phone was "dead." 
"Willi soldering paste and only home tools T soldered all per-' 
feetly. That was months a.e,o and it is still in order. 'A penny 
saved is a penny earned."' ESTELLE M. DAVIDSOX. 

soldering Kink No. 1 79 
Aii Improved Splicing Lleeve 




A number of times I have had repair jobs to do where wires 
had to be spliced, and the wires were not long enough to make 
a good splice in the usual way. In such cases as wires breaking 
oil' held coils, magnet r oils, in trunk lines, etc. 

It does the wire no good to try and stretch it so as to make 
the connection. The drawing shows a simple sleeve that can he 
made very easily. The small pieces cut out are for the ends of 
the wires, which should have a short bend in them; when the 
sleeve is bent around the wires the bend will project through a 
little and the wires cannot slip out while you are sweating in 
the solder. 

The seam in the sleeve gives you a good chance to get the 
solder in properly. You will find this to be a practical method. 

A. GEM M ELL. 

Soldering Kink No. 192 
Protector While Soldering Electrical Instruments 




CLIPS 



ASBESTOS 



Enclosed find sketch of 
an asbestos shield to be 
Used on very small 
irons, in cases where 
electrical instruments 

are to be soldered, such 
as volt-meters, mag- 
netos or. in fact, any apparatus where electrical connections are 
to he soldered. As a general rule these places are inside the 
eases and a shield of this kind will keep the iron from inter- 
fering with any of the delicate parts. 

The shield can be snapped on after the iron is heated and 
will work 0. K. 

A. GEMAIELL. 



00 




SOLDERKIT IN CAMP 



101 




ALL TYPES OF CARS NEED OCCASIONAL JOBS OF SOLDERING 



102 



Soldering Kink No. 166 

How to Make a Selfheating and Adjustable 

Soldering Copper 



coupling/ bra// pipe 

AIR \AGNT s/ietNCH^ 





kImhchGA/JET WOOD HANDLE 



TUBE 



JM 



,SOLDER 



Take a % inch *» J"^ ft^M 

gas jet of brass, threaded outside to «^3S^ t l/o 8 4 inch 
hole part way, as shown in cut and a ^ mau " x cl [ oxx ^ to 

at the end. At the other end make ,tto. brie W^ ^ 
drive in a / 8 inch brass tube to extend t trough Uie ^ 

?f g^e^A ^MS^M gas^pe makes 
this very clean and handy for local work. ^^ CARLB0RQ> 

Soldering Kink No. 183 
Soldering a Tube to a Fiat Surface 

I have used some of 
your "Nokorodc" Sol- 
dering Paste, which I 
find to be perfect. 

First apply a llUh 

a? & set a: & > ^ -* *r "'* ss 

drill a l'»l»t hro V' t ^ fl 1 ,^t Jill L very difficult to make a 
If the hole is drilled first it WU M «ij" fce j, 

So^oX" a „d S i "It, IS hole SSt MM first and 
JS££ Plug Pot in to keep the solder from runnmg oot.^ 

Soldering Kink No. 196 
u , T« Make A Good Ground Connection 

While the solder is cooling clean the pipe |- 0Q ti hten 

b to go on and apply ™*££ „**£ wit^torch, tight- 
it up good and sweat both cl amp «*" 1 l f the sol . 
ening the clamp a little to take np the ^eft ^ 
der's melting. The result is a neat and P pmLIp g^AMS. 
nection. 

103 



Soldering Kink No. 1 70 
Bolting a Box on Compensator 



No. 1 




o 




o 


No.2. 


n 




O 


No.3. 


: "i 


i 


y 


i! ii 



COMPENSATOR 



Not being able to get my hand inside of Compensator to 
fasten nut on bolt I made up a jig as shown: 

Take a piece of flat iron y<& x 1 x 15 inches and drill hole in end 
according to size of bolt. Then solder a piece of flat brass under 
each hole so nut won't fall through as in No. 3. If bolt is a 
bit longer than thickness of box and depth of nut, you may drill 
hole in brass so that bolt can pass through. This I found very 
useful and hope you "will consider it so. 

HERBERT GIEBLER. 



Soldering Kink No.lOo 
How To Do Side Soldering 




,SHEET ASBESTOS 



WOODEN BLOCK 



Here is a kink that is 
worth while remember- 
ing. Men are liable to 
B run up against a job 
of soldering where the 
only way to do a good 
job is to lay the arti- 
cle down on its side. 
Here is a way "that can be used in many cases and 
save lots of time. A. shows how the block can be 
made to solder a round surface. B. is a side view, showing 
how the block is made to solder a flat surface. First prepare 
the surface in the usual manner, then make a few beads of solder 
and have them on top of the block so that you can work them 
in when wanted. After a little practice you can make a race 
smooth job. The block is intended to keep down solder waste, 
and while the solder y, yet hot a slight rolling upwards of the 
block will act partly the same as wiping a joint. A little pow- 
dered graphite or plumbago rubbed on the surface of the asbestos 
will keep the solder from sticking to it. 

Give this a trial, as this is one of the things that looks im- 
possible, but will work 0. K. A. GEMMELL. 



104 



Soldering Kink No. 185 
How to Make a Slider for a Tuning Coil 




No. I 



First get a piece ofi 
brass "A" ^4 i ueu wide 
and about 1 i 3 g inch 
long, then bend it on a 
] /4 inch square rod 
(the one on which it 
is to '• ! 'i into the 
shape of "3''; after be- 
ing so bent solder the two ends together. Then lake a small 
.screw with about 8/32 inch thread cut oil' the head and solder 
it to the top of the brass tube,, which is already finished, and it 
should look like "CV" When finished a small knob is to be used on 
the screw, but before putting it on take a pieCe" of brass _ab'. u r 
] g inch wide and about IVi inch long and* bend to shape shown 
in Fig. 1. 

Where No. 2 is, there is a small dent in the brass to make a !> it- 
ter contact; this is put there by holding a nail where it is 
wanted and hit it until a sufficient dent has been made, then 
solder the part marked No. 1 to the bottom of the slider. 

The complete slider should look like the one in the diagrams 
'■XT' and "E." RUDOLPH BLANK, JR. 



Soldering Kink No. 168 
Soldering Ground Wire on Pipe in 
Which Cold Water is Circulating 

Clean the wire and 
pipe, make a tight v 1 1, 
cover with "Ndkbroc! ' 
apply a blow torch and 
at the same time puddle 
the joint with a solder- 
ing iron previously heat- 
ed, applying a small 
quantity of "Nokorode" 
at intervals, 'the wraps 
or convolutions of wire 
on the pipe must be 
apart so the soldering 
iron can make contact 
with the pipe and the 
wire at the same time 
during the puddling. 
If the wire is wrapped tight to make it mechanically strong, 
it will be only necessary to solder a half-inch along one 
of the wraps or convolutions to get a perfect soldered electri- 
cal connection. However, the entire joint can be soldered if 
instructions are followed, keeping at all times the hot soldering 
iron in contact with the pipe. Wires can be soldered on pipes 
of any size; galvanized pipes solder quicker than iron pipes. 
This is a job heretofore considered impossible, but now mad.- so 
by "Nokorode." 

It is not necessary to clean the joint with alcohol to prevent 
corrosion, as is the case when acid is used, as the "Nokorode" 
will not corrode the joint and acts as a protective coating for 
the pipe where it was filed to clean it; this applies particularly 
to galvanized pipes where the galvanizing has been filed off. 

W. B. DAVIS. 

105 




Soldering Kink No. 172 

A Novel Way of Soldering Fine Wires 

Here is a novel but practical way of soldering joints on small 
gauge electric wires. If it ever happens that you are making 
repairs to fine electric wires or are splicing different pieces to- 
gether and wish to make a quick job of it, try this method: 

Make the joint the usual way and put a little '•Xokorode" on 
it, take a piece of wire solder and with your knife cut the solder 
down to a point, then light a common match and hold it under 
the joint for two or three seconds, rub the pointed solder over 
the j :it on the top side, still holding the match under the joint. 
and you will find that the solder will melt right away and sol- 
der tie connection perfectly. 

In <ases where very fine wire is to be soldered do not hold 
the flame too long on it. but let it play on the solder first and 
then move both flame and solder over to the joint at the same 
time. I have soldered wire as fine as Xo. 28 gauge with this 
method. You can solder half a dozen joints while you would 
be waiting for an iron to heat or to get a torch going. 

A. GEMMELL. 

Soldering Kink No. 1 67 
A Horse for Armatures While Winding, 
Repairing and Soldering 
STflTIQNflRV ENI7 MOVEABLE £ND 



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WOOP 
%ILLETS 




O O O D oo 



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CO-.T. 



--1 



Here is a drawing of an easily made horse for holding arma- 
tures while winding, repairing and soldering. It is a very handy 
arrangement, as the armature can be turned to any segment or 
section you wish, can be adjusted for any length armature in 
your line and will be found to help do better work, and much 
quicker. 

Good, sound wood-screw T s, not nails, should be used. This will 
be found handy for holding other round articles while soldering. 

A. GEMMELL. 

Soldering Kink No. 187 

How to Make Tight Ferrule for Screwdriver 
Handle 



1 Ifap* 



To make a tight and 

- ^ T-i substantial ferrule on a 

screw-driver h a n d 1 e 

WIRE ENDED IN HOLE AND SOLDEPEP when repairing it, take 

a piece of copper wire 
Xo. 18, 16 or 14, stick it through a small hole in the handle and 
wind it as tightly as possible about the handle, keeping the 
turns close together. End the winding when about an inch has 
been covered, in another hole through the handle. 

Now smear the whole with "Xokorode" and sweat solder well 
in between the wires, making it a solid mass. 

T. H. CARPEXTER. 

106 






Soldering Kink No. \[>i 

Special Shank to Keep Handle Cool 



c=* 



This is a soldering iron 
with a special made 
shank. It is intended to 
keep the handle cool, and it works fine. The idea is that when 
an iron is put into a cook stove the shank will get very hot and 
the heat will follow the shank all the way up xo the handle, which 
makes it hard to hold, and also burns the handle, causing the 
shank to become loose and fall ont. When the shank is divided 
it does not let the heat go any further. An iron of this kind can 
be heated in any fire. A. GEMMELL. 



Soldering Kink No. 184 
Handy Solder Tray 

This is intended to 
put under work while 
soldering, as many times 
solder will drop down 
no matter how careful 
you are, and many 
times you are working 
on jobs that are hard to 
get at. In such cases 
epiite a little solder is 
*J dropped and many times 
j2 wasted. 
rc» One of these can be 
snade in a short time. I found one six inches square to be a 
^ od S i ze . A. GEMMELL. 

Soldering Kink No. 182 

Building Up Worn Slot in Machine Screw 

I had a machine screw 
so badly worn it would 
not retain a screw 
driver and would not al- 
low for any more cut- 
ting to make the groove 
deeper. See drawing 
No. 1. This screw had 
to be repaired or send 
East for another one. 
To overcome the defi- 





NO. 1 



NO 2. 



NO. 3 

ciency and avoid delay I cut the groove deeper and soldered in 
a piece of steel as shown in drawing Xo. 2. I then dressed tha 
inserted piece down even with the top of the screw and cut the 
groove for the screw driver crosswise from what it was origi- 
nally—making if look and work like a new one. This screw ap- 
parently is as strong as ever. See cut or drawing No. 3 for per- 
fect screw. W. II. GRIFFITH. 



107 



Soldering Kink No. 1 78 
Removing Solder from Clothes 

One of our cable-splicers dropped some hot solder from a pole 
en to a man's overcoat. It was a new coat, and the man came 
to our office demanding that we give him a new overcoat or 
$3.5.00 in cash. On examination we found the hot solder had 
penetrated in the seams of the coat but had burned the nap only 
a little. One of our employes suggested that we try dissolving 
the solder with mercury. We therefore purchased about 5 cents' 
worth of mercury and found that when rubbing it over the sol- 
der it dissolved every bit of it and left the cloth perfectly clean 
and just like new. 

ROY OWENS, 
Automatic Electric Co., 

Columbus, Oliio. 

Soldering Kink No. I 78 
Replacing Wear on Machinery Parts 




SlPE 
VIEW 



VIEW SHOWINQ 
OPEN EN17 



In wrapping tires on 
a machine there is a 
cast iron spool with an 
open end used like 
drawing. These spools 
are held in the wrapping 
machine by a steel spring forcing the open end in a socket. 

The unwinding of the spool wore on the end in the socket, 
making the spool short for the spring and spools were being 
cast aside. We got the idea to solder a y 2 inch steel washer on 
the open end to lengthen it. The operation is very simple, as 
follows: 

Tin one side of the washer and the face of the open end of 
the spool, place the washer on the end of the spool, tin to tin, 
wal: a little "Nokorode" between, and hold over fire for a few 
minute*,.. The washer will sweat on to the spool and being 
steel will wear much longer than the original par* 

J OS. GROCOTT. 

Soldering Kink No. 200 

Soldering Fixture Arm Without Injuring Lacquer 

I have a little kink which I wish to pass on. In the electrical 
repair business we are often called on to repair a fixture arm 
that has been broken loose from the body to which it was sol- 
dered before being finished; to solder this back into place with- 
out injuring the finish and lacquer is some "stunt" but can be 
easily accomplished by coating all around and back of parts to 
be soldered, several inches, with brown soap, apply "Nokorode" 
to parts and use hot iron or alcohol blow-torch. 

We also use this method to solder wire into lugs on switch 
and panel boards where the lugs are polished and lacquered, but 
to secure perfect results use "Nokorode," it's important. 

HOWARD FINK. 

108 



Soldering Kink No. 64 

How to Solder a Metal Float 
in Carburetor. 

When a metal float in a earbu- 
i otor leaks it may be soldered as fol- 
lows: If hole is so small you can- 
not see it, dip float in hot water; thia 
will cause the air inside of float to 
expand and a babble will issue from 
the hole. After finding the hole this 
way, clean^ apply Nokorode Taste and solder with a well-tinned 
and heated iron, applying only enough solder to stop leak. Other- 
wise the float will be too heavy. If float is full of gasoline, 
punch hole 2 in bottom or top of float, pour gasoline out, and 
then solder hole up. Then you can proceed as above stated t(> 
find leak and solder. GLENN METCALF. 




To Insure Satisfactory Results. 

While it is possible under the most favorable con- 
ditions for an expert solderer to get; satisfactory results 
from the use of acid or various prepared soldering 
fluxes on the market, you will eliminate all chances of 
failure due to the variation in quality of the acid or flux 
used, by being particular to use Nokorode Soldering 
Paste or Salts. 

Nokorode, as its name implies, is especially de- 
signed to provide against any possibility of corrosion, 
and was originally compounded to meet the most ex- 
acting conditions required by electrical workers. 

It is not affected by climatic changes or conditions 
which usually destroy the effect of soldering fluxes. 

If you have never used Nokorode, mail 10 cents in 
stamps to The M. W. Dunton Co., Providence, R. I., 
and you will receive a sample package and a current 
issue of Poster, showing Soldering Short Cuts. 



The Nationally 

Advertised 

Universally 

Used- 




109 




1 "Soldering condenser lugs with Nokorodc and the Solderk't." 



jfgj Nofilorodle 

Solve Your 
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Problems S 



You all know how trying it is 
to make solder "Mow"; to make it 
"sweat" so thoroughly into the 
joint thai the union is almost as 
strnn'.' as if it were brazed. You 
know how difficult it is to re- 
move acid flux from a delicate job 
yo ■ have done you know what 
corrosion will do inside the wind- 
ings of an induction eoil or trans- 
former We have had a taste of 
these troubles and that is how we 
set about to produce NOKO- 
RODE. 



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"The Paste that Takes the Bother out of Solder" 



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Tells how to solder everything that can be sol- 
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REG. U. S. PAT. OFF. 
| Nokorode Salts are to be cut with 
distilled or rain-water if possible. 

It fluxes the solder only within 
the area of application. 



law orriccs 

CLEVELAND A GOOD RICH 

GRIFFIN, GEORGIA 



COLLfCTION DBPARTMtNT 
f> M CLEVELAND. MO/? 



Jtine 15th, 1915 

The M. w. Dunton Co., 

Providence, H. I. 
Gentlemen: - 

I received my Uokorode Solderkit yesterday evening, 
and performed(my maiden jolyafter supper with entire success, 
which Job uas 

A KINK FOR CAMPERS 

I hare never been able to buy a sieve that would "neat" 
with my other cooking utensils, so last night, I took a tin 
plate from my outfit and cut out the bottom, leaving a margin 
of the bottom about one quarter of an inch wide. I then cut 
a piece of wire screen the exact size of the bottom of the pan, 
fitted it inside the pan and soldered it to the margin of the 
bottom. This made a very practical sieve, which takes up no 
room, weighs practically nothing and completes my cooking 
outfit. 

Yours truly. 



•t. »7 ^2xrinyU%A-4*s*\, 



B. B. Please advise me what use to make of the Frlotion Tape, 
I do not see it mentioned In the Instructions, which oontaln 
c\erything that I know- about soldering* 



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114 



-throw away your 
Sold erinjf acid I a 



Don't use Sal Ammoniac or 
other acid for a dip to bright- 
en your iron ; they eat up 
the tinning, and corrode the 
work. 

Dissolve ONE pound of 
NokorodeSalts in one GALLON 
of distilled water; use this 
solution as a dip to clean and 
to tin the iron, as well as to 
7«ac the work, and you will 
get better *vork at less cost. 




No matter how expertly 
the job is soldered, 
corrosion will 
apoear where acid 
has spattered. / 

/ 





Nokoroda 

Salts 

Solution 

so harmless 




Spatter as much as 
you please' No corro- 
rosion can appear on 
soldered «rjrk where 
Nokorode is usad. 








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CITY OF FROVIDENCE 

Department of Public Schools 

Office of Superintendent 

bureau of vocational guidance 

City Haul 



RICHARD D ALLEN 

Asst. for Vocational guidance 



Providence. R. I. 

June 3 9 1918* 



Mr, Frank Chapman, 
The M. w. Bunt on Co*, 
Providence, R. I. 

Dear Sir:- 

The solder kit which I obtained from you a few days 
ago has already come in very handy. The ball in the 
lavatory had rusted. through so that a hole the size 
of my thumb was allowing it to fill with water instead 
of remaining buoyant. Although I had never done any 
soldering before, I thought I would make an attempt 
at it, with the help of your directions. It was 
rather a difficult job, I think, but in half an hour, 
with the help of a piece of a coffee can, I had ce- 
mented a patch on the ball and tested it out thorough- 
ly. It has been working satisfactorily ever since, 
and I am sure that the same work done by a plumber 
would have cost me two or three dollars. The solder 
kit has paid for itself three times over, if I should 
never use it again. 



Very truly 




16 



I IBRARY OF CONGRESS 

MR 



